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French conservative party leader backs alliance with Le Pen's far-right National Rally

The leader of France's conservative Republicans party on Tuesday said he backed an alliance with the far-right National Rally in snap legislative elections, triggering a crisis within his own party and fury from the government.

Radio France Internationale

French centre-right leader says he wants election alliance with far-right of Le Pen

Announcement shocks colleagues in the Republicans party on the mainstream right

The Independent UK

France's National Rally Gains Momentum Ahead Of Parliamentary Elections

France's National Rally faces opposition alliances in the lead-up to crucial parliamentary elections.

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‘We’ve all got to mobilise against the far right’: inside a French town that voted for Le Pen

In L’Aisne, where the National Rally won over 50% of votes in the European elections, there is unease about the snap election

The Guardian - UK

Three possible outcomes of Macron’s shocking snap election

President may slow the seemingly unstoppable far-right rise, but find himself trapped in a splintered parliament

The Guardian - UK

France facing ‘most consequential parliamentary election in decades’ after Macron shocks with snap vote

All eyes on Macron’s shock election as European Union reels from vote marked by far-right gains

The Independent UK

Ursula von der Leyen in pole position as she tries to build majority to keep job

Macron’s bombshell adds uncertainty to the race to be European Commission president, and the incumbent will need to look left or right for support

The Guardian - UK

Macron calls snap election after EU setback: What’s at stake for France?

According to analysts, the French president might be trying to test the public — and the far-right’s ability to govern.

Al Jazeera

Can France's left wing unify to counter far right in legislative elections?

French leftist and green parties won over 31 percent of the vote in Sunday’s European parliament election, but they can only hope to face down the far right in the upcoming snap legislative elections if they work together. This will not be an easy task, as the leftist electoral coalition…

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The Independent UK

France’s snap election: Why did Macron call it and what happens next?

France’s president calls ballot after his centrist alliance beaten in EU parliamentary elections by the far-right National Rally

The Independent UK

Who is Jordan Bardella? Marine Le Pen’s 28-year-old protege with film star looks who made Macron panic

The president of the far-right National Rally party is seeking to derail Emmanuel Macron’s government

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Far-Right Parties Gain Ground In European Parliament Elections

Far-right parties gain ground in EU elections, influencing policy decisions and power dynamics.

The Guardian - UK

European elections: Paris and Berlin - not Brussels – will feel heat of far right’s gains

Mainstream groups hold on to majority in European parliament but governments weakened in France and Germany

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Snap elections in France: a political scientist lays out what’s at stake

Speaking at a surprise address to the nation on Sunday evening, French president Emmanuel Macron told French citizens he had “decided to give [them] back the choice of our parliamentary future through the vote”. These words, pronounced in reaction to the historic surge of the far-right National Rally at the…

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Far-right gains in EU polls prompt snap election in France

After populist gains in France, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands in EU elections, Macron announces he will dissolve French parliament. Plus: a new series exploring the angst at the heart of the US election

The Guardian - UK

EU elections: earthquake in France and a rightward policy lurch? Our panel responds

Emmanuel Macron calls a snap election and the hard right wins big in Germany – but that’s far from the whole picture

Radio France Internationale

France gears up for legislative elections after right-wing gains in EU polls

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he was confident that the French would make the right choice in snap legislative elections he called on Sunday after his centrist alliance was beaten by the far right in EU elections. France will vote for a new parliament (National Assembly) on 30…

France 24

'Extreme gamble': France's Macron shocks nation by dissolving parliament

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, June 10: French President Emmanuel Macron stuns the country by announcing the dissolution of parliament, after his party is trounced by the far-right National Rally in the European elections. The papers in France are calling it an extraordinary gamble. The news also makes a splash internationally,…

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: What to expect from the Labour and Tory manifestos

In today’s newsletter: With the general election looming, this week will likely see the main parties set out their stalls on taxes, healthcare, and more. But first a shock snap election has been called in France.

France 24

France leftwing parties present united front for snap elections

French left-wing parties including the Socialist Party, the French Communist Party, the Greens (EELV) and France Unbowed presented a united front Monday evening, a day after President Emmanuel Macron called for snap legislative elections. Macron’s shock announcement Sunday came after a bruising loss to the far right in the European…

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