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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

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

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

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

Secret meetings, private threats and a massive arms race: How the world is preparing for Trump

In 2016, no one in the world was ready for President Trump. America’s NATO allies aren’t making the same mistake this time.

July 7, 2024 11:31 am 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

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
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

Drawing the top stories around the globe.

July 6, 2024 4:02 am CET
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Keir’s here: Starmer wants to change Britain and its standing in the world

It’s all change in the U.K. Labour’s historic landslide election victory beckons a different kind of leadership for Britain on the world stage after 14 years of …

July 5, 2024 7:51 pm 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

Europe’s leaders welcome Starmer after ‘historic’ UK election

European Council President Charles Michel hails a “new cycle for the U.K.”

July 5, 2024 10:23 am 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

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

Far-right France risks paralyzing EU’s Green Deal

National Rally’s push against green policies would violate EU law — and hike French utility bills down the line.

July 4, 2024 6:30 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

French far-right parties target voters with AI ahead of vote

The country’s National Rally and Reconquest political parties have used the tech to promote divisive messages about migration and the EU.

July 4, 2024 6:00 am CET

Where’s Macron? French president disappears amid election crisis.

The leader “underestimated how much the public were turned off by his personality,” one party official told POLITICO.

July 4, 2024 4:01 am CET
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