The appointment of Michel Barnier as prime minister signals an alliance between Emmanuel Macron and the right-wing Les Républicains party as well as shows the National Rally’s position of strength.
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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.
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.
The runoff vote has resulted in an unrecognisable national assembly and nobody knows what happens next.
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.
French far-right party, the National Front, has taken a third of votes, nearly doubling its support from 2022.
Julien Robin, a specialist in French parliamentary life, looks at what the surprise dissolution means for French politics.
Paris will be at the centre of the global sporting stage this summer.
Four different prime minister in six years is unusual under France’s Fifth Republic. Managerial mechanics, absence of a majority and hyper-presidency: focus on the appointment of Gabriel Attal.
A series of laws voted up in late 1793 enabled the expedited judgement of thousands of people suspected of counterrevolutionary beliefs.
Macron rose to power as an anti-establishment politician but has he now gone too far.
Saying the state upholds universal principles does not act as a safeguard against institutional discrimination and racism.
The brutal methods employed by the French police to maintain order during protests contrast with those of its European neighbours.
Publisher Ernest Moret was detained under terrorism powers for taking part in protests against Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms.
While the scale of the strikes in both countries is historic, a scholar in employer relations notes the legislative conditions framing industrial action in the UK are much more restrictive.
Freshly re-elected in April, France’s president lost his parliamentary majority in June. So who is Emmanuel Macron and what defines his paradoxical politics?
Amid record abstention, the left-wing NUPES coalition performed well against the presidential coalition.
The next five years are going to be harder than Emmanuel Macron’s first term.
French voters face a stark choice at the polls, but many are saying ‘non’ to both candidates.
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