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French 'ultra-left' blamed for death of far-right activist in Lyon

The incident on Saturday has further fuelled tensions between France's far right and hard left ahead of municipal elections nationwide in March and the 2027 presidential race.

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Macron hardens attack on far-left LFI, says antisemitic rhetoric must be tackled

Emmanuel Macron stepped up his criticism of France Unbowed, linking the left-wing party’s stance to broader concerns about antisemitism in public life.

Radio France Internationale

Macron calls for 'restraint' after death of young man attacked in Lyon

The young man died in hospital where he was admitted on Thursday to receive treatment for critical injuries on the fringes of an event held by LFI MEP Rima Hassan.

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France adopts 2026 budget after government survives no-confidence votes

After several months of stalemate, the long-overdue State budget for 2026 has finally been adopted.

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French PM faces new no-confidence votes as budget faces final hurdle

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu faces two new no-confidence motions on Monday, after he forced the 2026 budget through parliament without a vote for the third and final time on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

France steps up pressure over IT firm Capgemini’s ICE ties

The French government has urged the IT group Capgemini to review its activities following revelations that one of its US subsidiaries had signed a contract with the United States immigration police (ICE), as lawmakers from the far left announced a parliamentary initiative targeting the agency.

Radio France Internationale

French government survives no confidence vote over forced budget

The government of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has survived two no confidence motions triggered by his decision to force his contested budget through parliament without a vote.

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Could France head to early elections as the government faces two no-confidence votes?

Threatened by two motions of no-confidence, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has asked the Minister of the Interior to look into the possibility of holding legislative elections on the same dates as municipal elections.

Euronews

How has France reacted to the toppling of Venezuela's Maduro by the US?

France’s political class has largely condemned the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by US armed forces, but President Emmanuel Macron has denounced neither the method nor the intervention itself, saying the Venezuelan people should "rejoice". France's leftwing parties have slammed his comments as a "disgrace".

Radio France Internationale

French MPs vote to nationalise ArcelorMittal as ministers warn of ‘illusion’

France’s National Assembly has thrown its weight behind a proposal to nationalise ArcelorMittal – France's biggest steelmaker – in a vote that has energised the left but sparked a pushback from the government, which argues the plan is more political theatre than practical solution.

Radio France Internationale

French lawmakers unanimously opposed to EU-Mercosur trade deal

France's National Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the government to oppose the free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur, ahead of decisive votes at the European level in December.

Radio France Internationale

French PM Lecornu survives two no-confidence votes, clinging to fragile minority government

Lecornu’s survival also spares the immediate need for French President Emmanuel Macron to call snap legislative elections.

Euronews

France’s parliamentary permacrisis is the dawning of a new political reality

Sébastien Lecornu may have lived to see another day, but this crise de régime could yet prove terminal for the Fifth Republic

The Guardian - UK

Robert Badinter, who ended France's guillotine era, enters the Panthéon

Robert Badinter, the lawyer and former justice minister who led France to end the death penalty, will be inducted into the Panthéon in Paris on Thursday – 44 years to the day after the abolition law took effect.

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Outgoing French PM says ‘path still exists’ to avoid snap elections

Sébastien Lecornu says majority of MPs willing to seek agreement on budget and avoid further instability

Radio France Internationale

As Macronists turn their backs on the president, left and right struggle to unite

Political journalists from RFI's French service examine where influential figures from across the political spectrum stand, ahead of the 8 October deadline given to outgoing prime minister Sébastien Lecornu to salvage his administration, following his shock resignation on Monday after less than a month in office.

The Conversation

Lecornu, Bayrou, Barnier: how the resignation of three French prime ministers signals a profound crisis in democracy

France has been experiencing an unprecedented political crisis since President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament in June 2024. For political scientist Rémi Lefebvre, this deadlock is not only institutional: it reveals a crisis of representative governance fuelled by mistrust, social fragmentation and the erosion of majority rule.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer appoints pro-Israel lobbyist as parliamentary private secretary

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Vice-president of France's National Assembly files complaint for racial hatred

Nadège Abomangoli, vice-president of France’s National Assembly and an MP, has filed a complaint for racist and sexist hatred after receiving an anonymous letter questioning her legitimacy as a black woman in office – the latest in a string of such incidents targeting left-wing lawmakers of colour.

The National (Scotland)

UK Government panned for blanking letter questioning links to pro-Israel group

THE UK Government has been condemned for refusing to respond to a letter expressing concerns over its links to Labour Friends of Israel ...

The National (Scotland)

Labour politicians fail to declare all-expenses-paid trip to Israel

LABOUR politicians failed to declare a foreign trip funded by a pro-Israel lobbying group.

Radio France Internationale

France's Foreign Minister Barrot confirms French activists to be deported

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Thursday confirmed four French nationals who sailed on a Gaza-bound aid boat would be deported back to France on Thursday or Friday.

Radio France Internationale

French left demonstrates in support of Gaza-bound aid boat

Tens of thousands of people rallied across France on Monday in support of activists on a boat bound for Gaza that has been intercepted by Israeli authorities. President Emmanuel Macron has called for the “swiftest possible” return of the six French nationals aboard.

Radio France Internationale

Who could be on the ballot for the 2027 French presidential election?

While Emmanuel Macron's departure is still a long way off, the municipal elections of 2026 will see French political parties kick-start their campaigning for the presidential election of 2027. But with some likely contenders already beginning to emerge, we take a look at who could be on the ballot in…

The National (Scotland)

'New low': SNP slam Labour over MP lobbying trip to Israel amid Gaza genocide

LABOUR have been accused of a “new low” by the SNP after it emerged that several of the party’s MPs visited Israel on a lobbying trip despite…

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