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French election: Incumbent PM to stay on while victorious French left seeks replacement

Following the left’s shock win, no single party or alliance is able to form a majority.

July 8, 2024 6:00 am CET

Der Linksruck in Frankreich und der Absturz von Le Pen

In der zweiten Runde der Parlamentswahlen entscheidet sich der deutlich größere Teil der Grande Nation klar für das Linksbündnis und nicht, wie befürchtet, für den Rassemblement National. …

July 8, 2024 6:00 am CET

5 things to know about France’s messy election

What happens now? Did Macron’s snap election work? Is Le Pen finished? POLITICO walks you through the rubble.

July 8, 2024 4:01 am CET

Who could be the next French PM?

The winning left-wing alliance has many options for Prime Minister. None of them will make everyone happy.

July 8, 2024 4:01 am CET

Marine Le Pen vs. Jordan Bardella: France’s next power struggle

A budding rivalry could tear apart the French far right’s “winning ticket.”

July 8, 2024 4:00 am CET

6 things UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to fix in his first month

Britain’s new leader already has an overflowing in-tray.

July 8, 2024 4:00 am CET

French election shocker: reaction and analysis

France has voted and the results are in — our POLITICO team in Paris discusses the surprising results of the final round of the parliamentary election in …

July 8, 2024 4:00 am CET

Le Pen’s National Rally to take control of far-right Patriots in EU Parliament

The new group, which also includes Viktor Orbán’s MEPs, is set to become the third-biggest force in Parliament.

July 8, 2024 2:15 am CET

French left beats Le Pen’s far right in election shock

Macron’s snap election saddles France with a messy hung parliament as the price for stopping the far right.

July 7, 2024 8:04 pm CET

American allies fear Biden is finished and can’t beat Trump

“We’re not sure that, even if he wins, he can survive four years more,” said one official from a European NATO country.

July 7, 2024 12:29 pm CET

Irish prime minister: EU open to Keir Starmer’s Brexit plan

The Labour government is seeking a ‘reset’ of the U.K.’s relationship with Europe.

July 7, 2024 12:12 pm CET

France election results 2024: Who won across the country

The left-wing alliance is on course to win the most seats in a dramatic parliamentary election.

July 7, 2024 10:14 am CET
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French election: Nazi attire and racist comments dog Le Pen’s campaign

National Rally leadership is under fire for fielding candidates who have made racist comments or done favors for the Russian government.

July 7, 2024 7:15 am CET

French election: Your guide to the final round of voting

A far-right win, a hung parliament … All options are on the table in Sunday’s existential vote.

July 7, 2024 4:00 am CET

Dutch, Spanish far-right parties to join Orbán’s Patriots for Europe

Hungarian leader needs only one more national party for his right-wing alliance to qualify as an official grouping in the European Parliament.

July 6, 2024 11:39 am CET

How the Tory campaign melted down in 6 disastrous weeks

Rishi Sunak played a bad hand appallingly — and paid a terrible price.

July 5, 2024 6:32 pm CET

NATO’s Stoltenberg rules out Ukraine land-for-peace deal

While Trump advisers mull pushing Ukraine to give up land for peace, the alliance chief pointed at Russia’s refusal to abide by previous cease-fire pledges.

July 5, 2024 4:31 pm CET

Panic mode: Biden and Le Pen imperil mainstream politics

Just days before the final round of France’s snap parliamentary elections, we discuss possible scenarios for what could emerge from the messy political situation in Paris: shiny …

July 5, 2024 7:00 am CET

Surging Le Pen threatens Macron’s European defense dreams

The far-right National Rally remains Euroskeptic and suspicious of NATO despite recent toned-down rhetoric.

July 5, 2024 6:00 am CET

Europe has avoided the nuke question for decades. No longer

America has protected Europe with is nuclear umbrella for more than 70 years. In the era of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, the continent is quietly debating a different nuclear future.

July 5, 2024 6:00 am CET

What happens if Italy and France’s right-wing firebrands unite?

Once in office, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni moderated her positions. Will Marine Le Pen do the same?

July 5, 2024 4:00 am CET

In France, (some) Jews are voting far right

Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is presenting itself as a defender of the country’s Jewish population.

July 5, 2024 4:00 am CET

French election: Campaigning nears end ahead of polls opening Sunday

Hush period begins midnight Friday and runs until polls close at 8 p.m. Sunday.

July 5, 2024 1:25 am CET

Kylian Mbappé fears ‘these people’ running France as far right shoots for election win

French football captain calls first-round results ‘catastrophic’ after Marine Le Pen’s big victory.

July 4, 2024 6:44 pm CET
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