A month ago, as the results of the 2024 European Parliament elections started pouring in, Marine Le Pen’s nationalist party, National Rally, was seen sweeping the polls with 31% of the votes. In contrast, the coalition of parties led by French President Emmanuel Macron was trounced, receiving less than 15% vote share. It was then, …
A coalition on the left that came together unexpectedly ahead of France’s snap elections won the most parliamentary seats in the vote, according to polling projections on Sunday. The surprise projections put President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in second and the far right in third. The lack of majority for any single alliance plunged France …
At least 200 candidates have stood down ahead of France’s runoff election as President Emmanuel Macron and a left-wing coalition seek to block the far right, an AFP tally showed on Tuesday. On Sunday, France votes in the decisive final round of the snap legislative polls Mr. Macron called after his camp received a drubbing …
Paris: France’s far right was on Sunday eyeing a historic chance to form a government and claim the post of prime minister after winning the first round of legislative elections with the centrist forces of President Emmanuel Macron coming in only third. But it remained unclear if the far-right National Rally (RN) party of Marine …
In a recent podcast interview on “Generation Do It Yourself,” President Emmanuel Macron of France cautioned that upcoming legislative elections could potentially escalate into civil conflict if either far-left or far-right parties sweep into power. Macron emphasised that only his centrist ruling coalition could prevent such a scenario. Speaking on Monday, Macron criticised both the …
After two rounds of polling on June 30 and July 7, France will elect a new National Assembly. For the first time in 22 years, there is a real possibility that the President and the Prime Minister, leader of the National Assembly, will not be from the same party. This phenomenon is called cohabitation, and …