Emmanuel Macron
Macron’s camp plots unlikely comeback amid French election chaos
With no one in charge, the French president’s allies believe anything is possible.
French election gridlock means yet more uncertainty for Europe
How France voted: Charts and maps
Kremlin mopes over French election results
The magnificent mind of Emmanuel Macron
Der Linksruck in Frankreich und der Absturz von Le Pen
French election: Incumbent PM to stay on while victorious French left seeks replacement
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.
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.
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 …
6 things UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to fix in his first month
Britain’s new leader already has an overflowing in-tray.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 …
How the Tory campaign melted down in 6 disastrous weeks
Rishi Sunak played a bad hand appallingly — and paid a terrible price.
Europe’s leaders welcome Starmer after ‘historic’ UK election
European Council President Charles Michel hails a “new cycle for the U.K.”
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 …
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.