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French PM Poised To Lead Parliament Group As Govt Search Heats Up

France's prime minister was poised on Saturday to take the leadership of his party's National Assembly lawmakers as politicians from all sides jockeyed for position to form the next government.

International Business Times

French PM eyes rebuilding political force after party backing

France's prime minister on Saturday was elected leader of the centrist Renaissance party's parliamentary group as politicians from all sides jockeyed for position to form the next government.

Radio France Internationale

France Seeks Government As PM Vows To 'Guard Against' Extremes

France's political parties scrambled Friday to break a parliamentary deadlock brought on by an inconclusive snap election, as the outgoing prime minister vowed to prevent any government with far-right or hard-left members.

International Business Times

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French left rebuffs Macron's unity plea, pushes for prime minister appointment

French left-wingers attacked President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday after he called for a broad coalition government, demanding that their parliamentary bloc should propose a prime minister.

Radio France Internationale

Patriots for Europe? Viktor Orbán’s new EU group is another hollow victory for the far right

Marine Le Pen’s RN and Hungary’s Fidesz have joined forces. But Europe’s far right is fractured and Orbán isolated, says political scientist Cas Mudde

The Guardian - UK

Risk of far right gaining power has not gone away, warns French Green leader

Marine Tondelier, whose party forms part of the election-winning New Popular Front, says politics must change to regain voters’ trust

The Guardian - UK

French trade union boss hints at protests during Olympics if left is kept from power

Emmanuel Macron is in denial about the result of France’s snap election, leader of the CGT union says

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French and British politics experts discuss what their election results mean for the right – podcast

A few days after Labour leader Keir Starmer was elected British prime minister on July 4 with a landslide victory, ending 14 years of Conservative-led rule, a coalition of left-wing parties came out on top in the French legislative elections. It was a good week for the left in this…

The Conversation

French Left Blasts Macron, Demands Keys To Govt

No single force won Sunday's second-round vote outright, though a broad alliance of Socialists, Communists, Greens and the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) won the most seats, with 193 in the 577-strong National Assembly.

International Business Times

Macron urges mainstream coalition after election, angering leftist alliance

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on mainstream parties to join forces to form a solid majority in the National Assembly, in his first public comments since Sunday's snap election delivered a hung parliament. The left-wing NFP alliance, which won the most seats, has called for the will of the…

Radio France Internationale

French election leaves far-right National Rally down but not out

France's snap elections didn't result in the thundering parliamentary majority the National Rally wanted. But while tactical voting by the left and centre kept the far-right party out of power yet again, analysts say its gains should not be underestimated.

Radio France Internationale

'Contained but not stopped': French far right takes record number of seats in parliament

Marine Le Pen on Wednesday said her far-right National Rally party’s accession to power was only "postponed", despite its third-place finish in the July 7 second round of the legislative elections. Although the party elected a record number of deputies to the National Assembly, its weaknesses were also exposed during…

France 24

Macron calls on parties to ‘rise to the occasion’ and form coalition

French president appears to exclude far-right RN and radical left LFI in call for alliance of ‘republican forces’

The Guardian - UK

Less female, older, split: What will France's new parliament look like?

A new left-wing alliance won the most seats in France's snap elections, but did not secure an absolute majority. As the National Assembly prepares to convene for the first time on 18 July, what will the lower chamber look like?

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French election: it’s impossible to know what sort of government might emerge from the current state of chaos

There were scenes of joy at the Place de la République in Paris when many thousands of people who were gathered to wait for the result of recent French election discovered that Marine Le Pen’s far-right coalition has not succeeded in taking control of the national assembly. Many outside the…

International Business Times

Increased Far-right Ranks Prepare For French Parliament

Dozens of freshly-elected French far-right lawmakers visited parliament Wednesday, as the left-wing alliance who beat them in the polls scrambled for a viable candidate to lead the government.

France 24

Le Pen, Orban and the ‘Patriots for Europe’: Is the EU being undermined from within?

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party this week joined forces with the camp of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to form a powerful new far-right bloc in the EU parliament. The group, Patriots for Europe, will be led by Jordan Bardella, Le Pen’s 28-year-old protégé. With 84 EU lawmakers…

Radio France Internationale

French investigators probe far-right leader Le Pen's 2022 campaign finances

French investigators are looking into far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen's 2022 campaign finances for an election she lost to President Emmanuel Macron, prosecutors said on Tuesday.

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Le Pen and Orban forces unite in EU parliament forming new far-right bloc

Marine Le Pen's National Rally formed an alliance with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's political group in the European Parliament on Monday, establishing a new far-right faction. This move came just one day after Le Pen's party experienced an unexpected setback in French legislative elections.

The Conversation

French voters united to block far right again – but ‘cordon sanitaire’ strategy is increasingly rare in Europe

In European politics, one specific strategy for dealing with a political party that appears a danger to the wider democratic system is to look to isolate it to make sure it does not advance politically. This process is known as “cordon sanitaire”. It’s a strategy that has been applied at…

The Guardian - UK

The left in France has beaten back the far right. This is how we do the same in the UK

France isn’t out of the danger zone, but coherent action by the left brought hope. The same can happen here, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

International Business Times

French Parties Scramble For Influence After Inconclusive Vote

French parties sought to project strength and gather allies on Tuesday, with the government adrift following an election in which no one political force claimed a clear majority.

Evening Standard

French prosecutors investigate alleged ‘illegal financing’ by Marine Le Pen and far-Right National Rally party

Ms Le Pen is already facing up to 10 years in prison and a ban on standing for elected office if she is found guilty following an embezzlement trial

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s going to be a mess’: uncertainty tempers election relief in Lyon

Surprise result ‘restores hope’ but politicians urged to heed warning after far-right National Rally falls short

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the French election: time to build a republican future

Editorial: Progressive and centrist voters joined forces to keep Marine Le Pen’s party at bay. But last-ditch resistance is not a long-term strategy

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