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French Presidential campaign heats up

France

Russia ramps up disinformation war as French presidential elections draw nearer

France

French presidential hopefuls share details of love lives ahead of race

France

France plunges back into crisis after PM Bayrou's confidence vote backfires

France

French lawmakers back promotion of Alfred Dreyfus, 130 years after anti-Semitic scandal

France

France's Macron assembles party leader, seeking broad alliance to form government

France

Republican front sidelined: Barnier govt 'can only exist with implicit support of far-right Le Pen'

'Worrying & concerning': Left coalition largely ignored as Macron 'caters to interests' of far-right

Man of La Mancha: 'Barnier has an impossible job, no one really willing to play nice' ahead of 2027

'Institutions in crisis': Macron's 'tacit alliance with far right a preview' of the lead-up to 2027

Just over half of French satisfied with Macron's choice of Barnier as PM, poll finds

Poll finds 52% are satisfied with Macron's choice of Barnier as French PM

France

Macron gives far-right 'best of both worlds': Role of kingmaker who's 'not accountable for anything'

'Extremely volatile': Far-right 'king-maker' as Macron sidelines election victor 'republican front'

Macron names PM, 'lurches towards right' with 'twin focus' on reducing budget, 'courting far-right'

The Debate

The return of Michel Barnier: Will a divided France approve Macron's PM pick?

France

France still in political deadlock as Macron grapples with choosing prime minister

Europe

French police arrest suspect over fire attack on synagogue

France

France’s summer break is ending – and the bitter fight to form a government is back

POWER STRUGGLE
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Impeaching Macron? France Unbowed's threat nipped in the bud by its coalition partners

France

Macron convenes French party leaders for August 23 talks aimed at forming a government

France

French security forces intercept six drones a day near Olympics sites, PM says

Europe

'Joy turned to shame': French Greens leader Tondelier urges end to left-wing infighting over PM pick

France

French PM Attal resigns but will remain in caretaker role amid political deadlock

French PM Attal resigns but will remain in caretaker role amid political deadlock

France

France enters high-stakes week in politics as leftist bloc sets sights on speaker’s chair

France

Outgoing French PM Attal takes the reins of parliamentary group after party vote

France
Talking Europe

National Assembly without a majority: France-EU ties in uncharted territory

Europe
The Debate

Who to govern France? No clear majority as voters thwart far-right surge

France

Scenarios for governing after French vote produces hung parliament

Explainer
Europe

France's Macron keeps prime minister in place for 'stability of the country'

France's Macron asks Attal to stay on as prime minister for now

French PM Attal offers resignation, up to Macron to decide

'No other option': French PM Attal likely to stay on, at least for now

Will Macron accept PM Attal's resignation?

Macron refuses Attal’s resignation, asks French PM to stay on temporarily for ‘stability’

AS IT HAPPENED
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Politicians, world leaders react to French leftists' victory in blocking the far right

France votes
Europe

French PM Attal says will hand in resignation Monday, hails new parliamentary era

Europe

Leftist alliance 'ready to govern' after trouncing Macron's ruling party

As it happened
France

2024 French legislative elections: Results of the second round

Live results
France

French PM Gabriel Attal: 'Not one single vote must go to the National Rally'

Europe

Far-right National Rally leads France's snap poll, left comes second ahead of Macron's camp

As it happened
Europe

French party leaders spar in 'scrappy, combative' final debate before legislative elections

France

French far-right leader Bardella vows Ukraine will not be absorbed by 'Russian imperialism'

France
The Debate

What if the polls get it right? Far right still in lead ahead of snap French elections

France

2024 French legislative elections: Results of the first round

Live results
France

France bans radical groups ahead of divisive snap polls

AS IT HAPPENED
France

French PM, far-right chief clash in election debate exposing fierce tensions

Europe
The Debate

France's great divide: Can far right lure struggling middle classes?

French legislative elections: Gabriel Attal’s campaign promises

Macron's party adopting strategy of 'attacking the left'

French PM Attal pledges household finances boost ahead of legislative elections

Europe
The Debate

Twelve days to convince: What outcome to French snap election campaign?

France

France kicks off accelerated campaign after Macron's legislative poll gamble

France

French right fractures ahead of Macron’s snap poll as left launches 'New Popular Front'

Europe

'Manterrupted'? French PM accused of barging into interview with EU election candidate

Europe

France rushes emergency police reinforcements to New Caledonia

Europe

Who’s behind New Caledonia’s violence?

France commemorates slavery abolition in a day to honor victims of slave trade

France

France commemorates the formal recognition of slavery as a crime against humanity

France

France: Prime Minister Gabriel Attal leads ceremony to honor victims of slave trade

France

Macron set to press China's Xi on trade, Ukraine during Paris visit

Europe

Paris suburbs get spanking new Olympic venues while teachers and pupils seethe in decrepit schools

ON THE GROUND
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French PM backs boarding schools to tackle youth ‘addiction to violence’

France

French PM announces crackdown on teen violence after fatal assault on schoolboy

France

France's education system grapples with staffing shortages

Europe

France's PM Attal, Trudeau defend Canada-EU trade agreement

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French school principal’s resignation over headscarf death threats sparks uproar

France

French schools sent threatening messages and beheading videos, says ministry

Europe

Sciences Po director resigns as scandals again rock top French university

France

Macron's coalition blasts far right at EU election campaign launch

Europe

French lawmakers make abortion a constitutional right in historic vote

Europe