President says political stability is needed to avoid ‘disorder’ during Games
Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s La France Insoumise pauses talks after failing to agree candidate for prime minister
Emmanuel Macron has yet to appoint a new premier as parties jostle for power
While French leftists demand the premiership, the president faces fissures in his own camp
Leftist parties are united in rejecting President Emmanuel Macron but divided on much else
Explore France’s snap election for the National Assembly in maps and charts
Nouveau Front Populaire bloc won the most parliamentary seats in snap election but fell short of majority
A hastily assembled leftist bloc beat back the challenge from Marine Le Pen’s RN — for now
Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National falls well short of expected gains in parliament
Also in this newsletter: why the UK election result is a harbinger of thawing relations with the EU
Complicated talks lie ahead after snap elections result in hung parliament
Far right’s defeat in Sunday’s parliamentary elections could prove a temporary setback
Ipsos projects a closer race likely to result in a hung parliament
Move marks co-ordinated attempt to keep Marine Le Pen’s RN out of power
Stocks and euro rise as some second-round candidates could be pulled to try to boost vote against Rassemblement National
Also in this newsletter: the Socialists’ message to Ursula von der Leyen
Some businesses court Le Pen’s party despite lingering concerns about its reputation and commitment to work with executive in a shared government
Fund manager expects political gridlock and market discipline to limit ‘meaningfully’ what Rassemblement National can do