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Head of French Greens accuses far-right’s Bardella of only wanting to debate men

Marine Tondelier urges National Rally leader to take part in TV debate before second-round parliamentary election

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2024

French centrists must decide: support the left – or hand the keys of power to the far right?

Only a whole-hearted endorsement of the New Popular Front coalition can stop the National Rally, says Cole Stangler, a journalist based in Marseille

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2024

Politicians from 12 countries unite to press for arms ban on Israel

Letter aims to bring public anger over 30,000 deaths of Palestinians in Gaza into heart of parliaments

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024

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Macron calls Hamas attacks ‘biggest antisemitic massacre of our century’

President says ‘nothing can justify or excuse terrorism’, at Paris ceremony honouring French victims

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024

Socialist Party suspends participation in France's left-wing Nupes coalition

France's Socialist Party has voted on a "moratorium" on its participation in the Nupes opposition coalition and its cooperation with the hard-left France Unbowed party leader, Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 18, 2023

UN criticises France’s ban on its Olympic athletes wearing headscarves

Dress codes should not be imposed on women, spokesperson says, after Paris Games ban affecting French athletes

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023

Debate: Why France needs the Fifth Republic

France’s current constitution is its fifth, and it’s built for stability – literally. Established in 1958 after the government collapsed in the throes of the Algerian War, the new constitution featured a president with considerable powers. That made the country’s governments more stable – a welcome change from the Third…

The Conversation · Sep 24, 2023

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France to ban girls from wearing abayas in state schools

Ban on loose-fitting dresses worn by some Muslim women provokes row over secularism

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023

French authorities ban march for black man who died in police custody

Members of Adama Traoré justice campaign say stopping event could worsen tensions after police shooting of Nahel in Nanterre

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2023

French left attacks ‘nauseating’ coronation but right gives praise

Jean-Luc Mélenchon also criticises French TV coverage while National Rally MP hails ‘magnificent’ ceremony

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2023

Emmanuel Macron awkwardly slips off expensive watch in middle of interview about pensions

The clip of French President Emmanuel Macron broadcast on French news channels has since gone viral with political opponents suggesting it shows he is out of touch amid mass uprisings in the country

Daily Mirror · Mar 25, 2023

France moves closer to making abortion a constitutional right

Lower house approves resolution to guarantee access to ‘the right to voluntarily end a pregnancy’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022

Macron's inflation-relief bill faces narrow path to compromise in parliament

President Emmanuel Macron's French government, hunting for votes to enact a cost-of-living relief bill after losing its majority in parliament, is open to amendments backed by conservative opponents that would incentivise work, a government source said.

Reuters · Jul 13, 2022

Cops, cleaners, Kevins: Fresh faces take a seat in France's National Assembly

France's new slate of lower-house lawmakers sit in the National Assembly for the first time on Tuesday to open the 16th Legislature. An astonishing surge of far-right and leftist winners in elections this month not only deprived centre-right Emmanuel Macron of an absolute legislative majority, it also provided some of…

France 24 · Jun 27, 2022

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The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2022

Jean-Luc Melenchon: Who is the veteran French socialist and what does his new coalition stand for?

Emmanuel Macron loses parliamentary majority after Sunday’s elections as left and right make huge gains

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2022

Radical left threatens to hamstring Emmanuel Macron in French election

Analysis: The president could be forced to cohabit with his most fervent opponent, Jean-Luc Mélenchon

Reuters · Jun 7, 2022

Explainer: Why France's legislative elections matter

France heads to the polls on June 12 and 19 for parliamentary elections.

France 24 · Jun 4, 2022

Mélenchon's far-left party: five years of opposition at the National Assembly

Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s far-left France Unbowed (La France Insoumise or LFI) party, which came in third in the first round of the 2022 presidential election, has had 17 MPs in the National Assembly since the 2017 legislative elections. They quickly gained notice not only for their ability to create a buzz,…

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The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2022

The left has finally got its act together – in France. Watch out, Macron and Le Pen

A new alliance led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s party will fight June’s legislative elections – and threatens the established order, says Paris-based journalist Cole Stangler

France 24 · May 10, 2022

Historic coalition marks changing of the guard for French left ahead of legislative elections

France’s Socialist, Green, Communist and far-left parties have joined forces in an unlikely but historic alliance ahead of legislative elections on June 12 and 19. After a first-round presidential election that saw far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon fall just short of a place in the final, France's reinvigorated left wing has…

Reuters · May 6, 2022

New French left-wing pact's leader targets 50% of parliamentary seats

The de facto leader of a rare pact between France's left wing parties said on Friday he was targeting a 50% share of seats in June's parliamentary elections, as he seeks to derail recently re-elected President Emmanuel Macron's reform programme.

Reuters · May 5, 2022

French left's new 'disobedient' stance is warning shot for EU

Winning next month's legislative election may be a long shot for France's new hard-left alliance, but the fact President Emmanuel Macron now faces two eurosceptic opposition blocs should cause concern among France's European Union partners.

The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2022

Macron dodges tomatoes in post-election walkabout

Triumphant French president promises to listen as he chooses working-class Cergy for first public appearance since vote

Reuters · Apr 26, 2022

France's fragmented left poses new risk for Macron

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The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2022

Forget the presidency, I can lead France as its PM, insists Mélenchon

Veteran leftist is courting allies to help make him prime minister in June, handing him power to disrupt the winner of Sunday’s presidential vote

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