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France’s far right may work with far left to torpedo Macron’s detested pension reform

France’s far right may work with far left to torpedo Macron’s detested pension reform

Cooperation between mortal enemies could scupper Macron’s controversial pensions reform, which triggered weeks of unrest last year.

July 23, 2024 10:39 pm CET
This burger could kill the EU

This burger could kill the EU

July 22, 2024 6:00 am CET
The MEPs who actually matter

The MEPs who actually matter

July 18, 2024 4:00 am CET
European Parliament rejects far-right proposal to debate Trump shooting
Habsburg empire strikes back

Habsburg empire strikes back

July 12, 2024 4:00 am CET
Weakened Macron keeps low profile at NATO summit
The end of Le Pen?

The end of Le Pen?

July 11, 2024 4:00 am CET
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Macron: ‘No one won’ French elections

Victorious NFP leftist alliance begs to differ, and urges president not to betray “the spirit of the constitution.”

July 10, 2024 6:21 pm CET

How Le Pen’s far right blew it

Bad candidates, incompetence and a fierce fightback by rivals denied the National Rally its election dream.

July 10, 2024 4:00 am CET

EU parliament centrists circle wagons to keep far right out of top jobs

Liberals are incensed over a backdoor deal between the EPP and ECR.

July 9, 2024 7:21 pm CET

France has no majority. But these policies might.

POLITICO looks at the policies with the best chance of making it through France’s new hung parliament.

July 9, 2024 2:19 pm CET

Patriots for Europe becomes EU parliament’s 3rd-largest group, picks Jordan Bardella as president

France’s National Rally has a new home in the European Parliament, together with Viktor Orbán’s party, Fidesz.

July 8, 2024 3:34 pm CET

Kremlin mopes over French election results

“We do not harbor any special hopes” for improving ties with France, Moscow said.

July 8, 2024 1:57 pm CET

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

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

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
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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

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

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

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

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

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

Macron loses clout to European free traders as he does battle at home

As Emmanuel Macron faces another election defeat, France’s hold over EU trade policy is about to loosen. Some EU countries sense an opportunity.

July 4, 2024 1:04 pm CET

Macron’s gamble creates major fiscal headaches for the EU

There’s no politically easy way to find the fiscal space to address the challenges the EU faces. And France’s political realities now compound the problem.

July 4, 2024 4:01 am CET

Germany’s Scholz breaks bad on migration

Multiple high-profile acts of violence and the rising popularity of the far right have convinced the German chancellor to deport migrants who commit crimes.

July 4, 2024 4:00 am CET

US political uncertainty crashes central bank retreat in Portugal

Reports of financial chaos in France have been vastly overstated, Europe’s economic elite say. Instead, the U.S. election is the one to watch.

July 3, 2024 11:42 pm CET
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