In the snap elections of July 2024, left-wing parties and President Emmanuel Macron's supporters made concerted efforts to block the far right's advances in as many districts as possible. One year on, ...

A leftist coalition, the New Popular Front, has won the most seats in the 2024 French legislative election, beating back a ...

2024 was the year of the vote. More than 60 countries – home to nearly half the planet’s population – selected their leaders. In the history of democracy, it is a first. In the history of humankind, ...

PARIS, Dec 9 (Reuters) - France's far-right National Rally (RN) suffered a surprise by-election loss late on Sunday, in what its critics said was a sign of voters punishing it for its push last week ...

By Leigh Thomas and Stefano Rebaudo PARIS, Aug 27 (Reuters) - France faces a particularly perilous annual budget battle in the coming months as political parties jockey for position ahead of next ...

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As France enters the new year, there's little hope that the political and economic uncertainty that's been plaguing Paris for months will disappear in 2025. A new minority government is in place but ...