Under France’s second-ballot system, French voters can vote with their hearts in the first round, knowing they’ll be able to vote in the second round with their heads — in other words, strategically.
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France’s distinctive anti-corruption legal framework made possible an Olympics free from major corruption scandals.
While the red Phryge is endearing, the symbol’s fraught global history challenges the narrative of freedom and unity that the Olympics, and its French hosts in particular, want to tell.
As the US winds down its military operations in Niger, it is clear that its presence did not lead to eradication of terrorism in the country.
Unwilling to shake the hand of a far-right parliamentarian, François Piquemal sought an alternative that wouldn’t leave him open to criticisms of cancel culture.
Presidential immunity can bring with it many risks. So how can we think about the nature and limits of such immunity?
The most successful teams at Europe’s soccer championship comprise diverse players, often thanks to immigration. Could that be influencing fans’ views of nationalism?
“New world” wines are much more likely to be associated with entrepreneurial growers and terraces of bulging fruit than all the black and indigenous slaves who helped enable them.
The runoff vote has resulted in an unrecognisable national assembly and nobody knows what happens next.
After the legislative dissolution decided by French president Emmanual Macron, the second round of the legislative elections reveals a political landscape turned upside down.
Sporting events form a vital space where Americans display their ‘civil religious devotion,’ according to a scholar of religion and sports.
Marine Le Pen’s far-right push has been halted in its tracks.
The far-right looks like it will be a significant parliamentary force in France over the next few years.
The use of sport as an evangelical tool is not new for the Catholic Church. Pope Pius X welcomed athletes in 1905 for the first international gymnastics competition in the Vatican gardens.
After President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly, the first round of the snap legislative elections took place on June 30. Historian Mathias Bernard analyses what’s at stake.
French far-right party, the National Front, has taken a third of votes, nearly doubling its support from 2022.
Leftist and centrist parties will now try to coalesce behind each other’s candidates in order to prevent National Rally from securing an outright majority in parliament.
Wimbledon, Rolland-Garros, US Open, Australian Open… Tennis is not just about muscles and nerves, and research sheds fascinating light on athletes’ strategies and performances.
Whatever the outcome, the next government will likely be even weaker than the current one, precisely the situation President Emmanuel Macron had hoped to rectify.
Macron has often referred to historian and ‘résistant’ Mark Bloch. As his dissolution of parliament opens the way to the far-right, might it be time he went back to reading him?
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Associate Professor in French and Francophone Studies, University of Nottingham
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