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How France voted: Charts and maps
POLITICO analyzes the vote that redrew French politics, in which the left beat Marine Le Pen’s far right.
Patriots for Europe becomes EU parliament’s 3rd-largest group, picks Jordan Bardella as president
French election: Incumbent PM to stay on while victorious French left seeks replacement
Der Linksruck in Frankreich und der Absturz von Le Pen
5 things to know about France’s messy election
Who could be the next French PM?
French left beats Le Pen’s far right in election shock
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.
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.
Orbán alliance gains enough support to be EU Parliament group
Belgium’s Vlaams Belang becomes seventh national party to join right-wing Patriots for Europe.
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.
Can Nigel Farage ride the wave of right-wing populism?
The Reform party’s success in capturing votes in the U.K. general election could only be the start.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Germany and Turkey clash over football player’s nationalist wolf salute
“Symbols of Turkish right-wing extremists have no place in our stadiums,” a German minister said.
Rivals unite against Le Pen’s far right for French election
Hundreds of candidates from Macron’s camp and the left-wing alliance withdraw in an effort to keep the National Rally out.
The Netherlands has a new government. Here are 3 things to know.
After the far right won the most votes, it’s now also a powerful force in the Dutch government.
French far-right candidate withdraws from race after Nazi costume controversy
The National Rally candidate “does not deny” wearing a cap emblazoned with a swastika.
French election: What happens next?
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is in a strong position after the first round of voting, but the next 24 hours will be crucial as rivals plot to stop the far right.
European markets open higher on relief at French election results
Stocks bounce sharply as the first round of voting leaves Le Pen’s National Rally looking short of securing a majority in parliament.
Macrons Scheitern und der Aufstieg der Nationalisten
Das riskante politische Spiel des französischen Präsidenten scheint nicht aufzugehen. Seine Partei landet weit abgeschlagen auf dem dritten Platz bei der ersten Runde der vorgezogenen Neuwahlen. Das …
Macron is already over. Can anyone stop Le Pen?
The president must decide if his candidates should drop out and back the left to stop the far right winning power in France.
Far-right victory leaves left-wing French supporters with bittersweet taste
Left-leaning activists gathered in Paris on election night to protest the National Rally win in the snap legislative election.
France’s Le Pen, Macron and Mélenchon dealing with very different election hangovers
Emmanuel Macron’s election gamble spectacularly backfired, leaving his centrist alliance trailing the far right and far left.
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.