France contemplates chaos after the general election with no clear winner and the Olympics just weeks away
France’s aversion to coalitions means any new government risks early collapse
Britain is suddenly a beacon of stability in Europe – now it’s France that’s in turmoil
Timothy Garton Ash
Macron asks Attal to stay as PM for now as France faces hung parliament
In a referendum on Le Pen, French voters said ‘non’. This opportunity must not be squandered
Paul Taylor
What is the New Popular Front, surprise winner of the French election?
France’s progressives keep out the far right, but what could happen next?
French Jewish people conflicted over voting choices amid antisemitism fears
French elections: what is the republican front – and will it head off National Rally?
Far-right National Rally in reach of being dominant French party after election first round
June 2024
Marine Le Pen – or the hard left? Macron has left France’s voters with a ‘scary choice’
Paul Taylor
‘Mother of all battles’: French left join forces to beat far-right electoral threat
French leftwing parties form ‘Popular Front’ to contest snap election
French elections: who are the key players and what is at stake?
April 2024
The Guardian view on the French left: divided it will fall and fail, again
Editorial: The radical right is set to dominate forthcoming European elections. Progressives need a fresh start and a new approach
October 2023
Jean-Luc Mélenchon is a disaster for the French left – his response to the attack on Israel proves it
Alexander Hurst
He may be a gifted orator, but his rhetoric of rage and revolution is deepening divisions in France. It is time to dump him, says Guardian columnist Alexander Hurst
July 2023
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Can Europe’s marauding far right be slain? Spain’s voters hold the answer
Simon Tisdall
Prime minister Pedro Sánchez gambled on a snap election. If he loses, the heirs of the age of Franco could be back in power for the first time in nearly 50 years
July 2022
New French PM vows to nationalise EDF and tackle cost of living crisis
In speech to divided parliament, Élisabeth Borne tries to court opposition parties to avoid deadlock
June 2022
Macron holds talks with opposition over French parliamentary majority
France: parties reject Mélenchon’s call to form opposition bloc
