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Democrats ‘evenly divided’ on Biden as US announces new diplomatic initiative with Australia
With Biden refusing to quit, the Democrats have been left searching for an ‘executable, pragmatic pathway’ to win the November 5 election
- by Peter Hartcher
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Brace for impact Australia, we’re about to be Trumped again
Given Joe Biden’s plight, it seems increasingly likely that Donald Trump will again become US President in November – and Australian leaders will have to scramble to adjust.
- by David Crowe
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Respect for Macron falls to new low among French public
Emmanuel Macron was once France’s young and charismatic president who embodied hope. He is now widely despised, considered narcissistic and disconnected.
- by Rob Harris
Le Pen faces criminal investigation for French election campaign funding
Revelations about the investigation into her finances surrounding her 2022 presidential bid come as a new poll places her as the frontrunner in the next race.
- by Gaspard Sebag and Ania Nussbaum
Macron refuses French PM’s resignation after chaotic election leaves France in limbo
Macron has refused the resignation of his prime minister as France deals with the unprecedented position of having no dominant political bloc in parliament
- by Sylvie Corbet
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France’s far right did not win vote but are still waiting in the wings
France faces chaos as President Emmanuel Macron’s gamble to stop the hard right forces him to consider sharing government with the far left.
- The Herald's View
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What the French election means for the future of Europe’s growing far-right movement
France’s newly created left-wing Coalition may have won the election, but if history shows us anything, it’s that the far right knows how to bide its time.
- by Dennis Glover
How it all went wrong for Le Pen’s far-right National Rally
The French election result could also put the brakes on Marine Le Pen’s ambitions to be president in 2027.
- by Henry Samuel and Rebecca Rosman
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France ventures into unknown territory after shock election result
The outcome leaves France facing the stunning prospect of a hung parliament and threatened political paralysis in the Olympic host country.
- by Juliette Jabkhiro, Layli Foroudi and Elizabeth Pineau
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If this was an Olympic event, Le Pen’s far right would not make the podium
It was tense at the Place de La Republique in Paris, as crowds from all sides of the political spectrum gathered to see which way the vote would go.
- by Peter FitzSimons