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French Green leader: 'We have won and now we will govern'
France's Greens want to govern after the surprise election victory of the new NFP left-wing alliance in which they took part. "We have won…
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French far right seeks vote win but deadlock looms
France votes in one of its most significant elections in years on Sunday, with the far right hoping for a historic victory, but political…
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French far right leader Le Pen against long-range weapons for Ukraine
The far right National Rally (RN) will not allow Ukraine to use French long-range weapons in fighting off the Russian invasion, in the…
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Candidates in pivotal French legislative elections make final push in torrid campaign ahead of vote
PARIS (AP) — Candidates in France's pivotal and polarizing legislative elections were making their last pushes on Friday for the second…
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Far-right National Rally candidates, including one who wore Nazi cap, scrutinized in French election
PARIS (AP) — As it stands on the threshold of power in France, the far-right National Rally is facing scrutiny about some of the…
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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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At 28, Bardella could become youngest French prime minister at helm of far-right National Rally
NICE, France (AP) — At just 28 years old, Jordan Bardella has helped make the far-right National Rally the strongest political force in…
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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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One dead after armed gunmen storm French wedding
A man in his 30s has been killed and several others wounded in a shooting at a Turkish wedding in north-east France, police have said.…
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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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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 parties in final push for votes ahead of crunch poll
France's political forces were on Friday to make a final bid for votes in crunch legislative elections that could see the far right take…
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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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Protests in French territory New Caledonia flare up again
After a period of relative calm, renewed unrest in France's Pacific territory New Caledonia erupted overnight, with several buildings and…
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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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Niger pulls French firm's permit for big uranium mine
Niger's military government has revoked a French fuel producer's permit to operate at one of the world's biggest uranium mines, the…
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Widely shared image is from 2016 French protests, not Kenya in 2024
A screenshot of the false post, taken on June 19, 2024 Kenyan-based users shared the photo showing a black-clad protester in ski goggles…
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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 cinema boss on trial for sexual assault
The head of France's top cinema institution Dominique Boutonnat denied sexually assaulting his godson as he went on trial Friday in a case…
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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…