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French government in limbo after elections produce hung parliament

France's legislative elections have resulted in a hung parliament, with the National Assembly divided into three distinct blocs. Although the leftist coalition, the New Popular Front, came out on top with 182 seats, it does not have an absolute majority. While Macron has asked Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to remain…

France 24 · Jul 8, 2024

Paris To Fight Pollution With Higher Parking Fees For SUVs

The new law will become effective on January 1, 2024.

Motor1 · Jul 12, 2023

French climate protest group vows to fight on despite order to disband

Protests are planned and a legal battle is taking shape after the French government outlawed a climate activist group that it accuses of instigating violence and vandalism at demonstrations around France.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 21, 2023

French tax officials use AI to spot 20,000 undeclared pools

Scheme to be extended across the country after trial in nine departments led to extra €10m in tax receipts

The Guardian - UK · Aug 29, 2022

Final Polls Cast Doubt on Macron Majority ahead of Weekend Vote

A final flurry of polls on Friday ahead of French parliamentary elections this weekend suggested President Emmanuel Macron's allies would emerge as the biggest party in the new national assembly but possibly short of a majority. The surveys from the Elabe, Ifop-Fiducial and Ipsos polling companies indicated Macron's "Ensemble" (Together)…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 18, 2022

Will crawling into bed with France's hard left save or sink the Socialists?

France's long-established Socialist Party has fallen into line behind the hard-left France Unbowed, joining a left-wing alliance aimed at depriving President Emmanuel Macron of a majority in parliament in next month’s elections. Some party heavyweights see it as the final nail in the coffin of the fractured Socialists; others feel…

Radio France Internationale · May 5, 2022

Hard left strikes deal with French Greens ahead of legislative elections

France Unbowed (LFI), the movement of far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, has struck a deal with France's green EELV party, as the left seeks to form a joint front against President Emmanuel Macron in upcoming parliamentary elections.

Radio France Internationale · May 2, 2022

French greens, far-left leader Melenchon strike deal ahead of legislative election

LFI, the movement of far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, struck a deal with France's green EELV party, politicians from both sides said on Monday, as the left seeks to form a joint front against President Emmanuel Macron in upcoming parliamentary elections.

Reuters · May 2, 2022

Clock ticking as French left mulls coalition deal to humble Macron

The fractured French left – buoyed by strong polling by veteran progressive Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the presidentials – was this week clambering to agree a coalition deal that would unite the Greens, Socialists and Communists under a common banner with the far-left France Unbowed party (LFI) in time for legislative…

Radio France Internationale · Apr 26, 2022