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Le Pen: French far-right government team ready
France's far-right nationalist National Rally (RN) has a team of ministers already in place and is poised to take over government,…
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Expert says young voters key in second round of French election
The votes of young people could be the deciding factor in the second round of the parliamentary elections in France, according to German…
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French face election where center has ‘imploded,’ energizing the far right
SOURCE-SEINE — The mighty river that runs through Paris starts as a trickle in the quiet woods of this tiny village of stone houses, three…
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The Latest | Polls are open in France's early legislative election
France is holding the first round of an early parliamentary election on Sunday that could bring the country's first far-right government…
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France's exceptionally high-stakes election has begun. The far right leads polls
PARIS (AP) — French voters around the world are casting ballots Sunday in the first round of an exceptional parliamentary election that…
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French PM in final appeal to stop far-right victory
France's lightning-quick election campaign is over, and despite last-ditch appeals not to back the far right, voters appear ready to hand…
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French far-right leader Le Pen questions president's role as army chief ahead of parliament election
NICE, France (AP) — With just three days to go until France's landmark legislative election, the county’s far-right leader on Thursday…
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Macron Says Extreme Opposition Parties Will Cause Civil War
(Bloomberg) -- President Emmanuel Macron said the agendas of the far-right and far-left blocs in France’s upcoming legislative elections…
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New Caledonia independence group demands Indigenous leader's release from custody in mainland France
NICE, France (AP) — Members of a pro-independence movement in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia demanded on Monday the…
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Who is voting for the far right as French election nears?
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) - This month's European election was not only the trigger for French President Emmanuel Macron to call a…
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Germany’s Scholz Says He Hopes Le Pen Won’t Win French Elections
(Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz waded into French politics by voicing his hopes that Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally…
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French left vows new taxes as snap election draws near
Left-wing parties in France on Friday pledged to raise 30 billion euros a year from taxing businesses and the rich if they win a majority…
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Marcus Thuram appeals to French voters to reject National Rally
Last Sunday, the French public was left shocked after the nation’s president Emmanuel Macron called a snap election set to take place on…
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French protesters are standing up to the far right ahead of the country's snap elections
PARIS (AP) — Antiracism groups will join French unions and a brand-new left-wing coalition in protests in Paris and across France on…
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French President Macron urges moderate politicians to regroup to defeat far right in elections
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron called Wednesday for moderate politicians from the left and the right to regroup to defeat…
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Political uncertainty puts French financial markets under pressure
The calling of early parliamentary elections in France continued to weigh heavily on the country's financial markets on Tuesday. The stock…
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French bosses fear far right's vague economic plans
French business leaders have been pitched into fresh uncertainty by snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron that risk…
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Macron hopes to contain far right in national elections after it surged in EU vote. It's a risky bet
The far right's surge in France in elections for the European Parliament was widely expected. What came next was not. French President…
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First French projections put hard-right National Rally well ahead in EU election
PARIS (AP) — First projected results from France on Sunday put the far-right National Rally party well ahead in the European Union's…
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Macron in talks on coalition for military trainers in Ukraine
France is discussing the deployment of military trainers to Ukraine with partners, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday after…
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Macron: Training of Ukrainians for fighter jets to start immediately
France plans to start training Ukrainian pilots and mechanics for the promised Mirage fighter jets immediately, French President Emmanuel…
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Macron to welcome Zelensky to Élysée Palace
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is scheduled to be received by President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on Friday as part of…
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France to supply Mirage 2000-5 jets to Ukraine, train pilots
PARIS — France plans to supply Mirage 2000-5 jets to Ukraine and begin training pilots this summer, with the first training completed by…
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Macron pledges Mirage fighter jets to Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron has promised Ukraine Mirage fighter jets, though he did not initially say how many. In a television…