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France local elections: a key test one year before the country's presidential election

One year before Emmanuel Macron’s term ends, parties will be able to gauge their strength in the second round of the local elections, with tight races in major cities, such as Paris, Marseille and Lyon.

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Paris politics heats up as left pushes for power and impeachment

The heated fray of French politics has reignited since the close of the Olympics, with the hard left rallying for power and some factions even pushing to impeach President Emmanuel Macron.

Radio France Internationale

Can France’s New Popular Front overcome electoral threat from far right?

A guide to the alliance of left-leaning groups aiming to take on the National Rally in parliamentary elections starting later this month

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A ‘non’ for Mélenchon? France’s left seeks unifying figure ahead of legislative elections

Three-time French presidential candidate and hard-left firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon on Wednesday said he is "capable" of becoming the country’s next prime minister should a leftwing union win a majority in the snap legislative elections set for June 30 and July 7. His statement was met with a cool response from…

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‘Win together or lose separately?’: French left calls for unity ahead of snap elections

The leaders of France’s main leftwing parties, including firebrand three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon, have called for unity in the run-up to snap legislative elections set for June 30 and July 7. However, discussions about an electoral coalition and a common platform may be difficult, especially with just three weeks…

France 24

'Best buy' UK bank is closing all its savings accounts - see if you're affected

PCF Bank has announced it will be leaving the UK banking market after failing to raise enough capital to keep it afloat - but what does that mean for your savings and loans?

Daily Mirror

It’s not just the far right that should worry us. It’s their ideas seeping into the mainstream

Marine Le Pen might have lost the presidential election, but the RN leader’s influence runs deep in France

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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

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

High Income Securities: Dividend Insights

Monday marks the last chance for investors to receive the next dividend payout from High Income Securities (NYSE:PCF).

Benzinga

'Useful vote': French voters irk presidential contenders with 'tactical' ballots

Presidential campaigns offer an abundance of catch phrases, whether slogans finessed by a candidate's team to deliver maximum impact or coined spontaneously on the trail. The proclamations of presidential hopefuls bring texture to an election race and come to define a campaign – for a news cycle or forever in…

France 24

Let them eat steak: French Communists bounce back with recipe for ‘happy days’

France’s century-old Communist Party is showing signs of a renaissance in the run-up to April presidential elections, propelled by a charismatic candidate who promises happier days for a famously morose – and nostalgic – nation.

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