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Five Key Takeaways from the 2024 EU Elections

par This Is Beirut, 10/06 13:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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At a glance, here are the five key takeaways from Sunday's European Union elections. Far-right parties made striking gains in European Union elections on Sunday, while the ultimate losers were French President Emmanuel Macron -- and the Greens. Here are five takeaways from the vote which saw Europe's centrist political groups emerge relatively ...

France: Five Possible Scenarios for Early Legislative Elections

par Ali A. Hamadé, 10/06 21:43 - Reading : 7 minute(s)

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Following President Emmanuel Macron's announcement of the dissolution of the National Assembly on Sunday evening and the scheduling of the two-round legislative elections on June 30th and July 7th, France is bracing for a period of deep political uncertainty. His move follows the European elections, marked by a landslide victory for Marine Le ...

France's 'Republicans' Back Alliance with Far-Right 'National Rally'

par This Is Beirut, 11/06 16:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The leader of France's right-wing Republicans (LR) on Tuesday backed an alliance in snap legislative elections with the far-right National Rally (RN) of Marine Le Pen. "We need to have an alliance while remaining ourselves — an alliance with the RN and its candidates," Eric Ciotti told TF1 television, setting out a position set to be hugely ...

France's Election Campaign Starts, Macron Encounters Obstacles

par This Is Beirut, 17/06 21:46 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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France began a frantically short election campaign Monday, with President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance facing an uphill struggle to avoid a new defeat at the hands of the far right. Macron called the snap parliamentary elections three years early in a dramatic gamble to shake up politics in France, after the far right trounced his ...

Macron Warns Far-Right, Hard-Left Policies Could Lead to ‘Civil War'

par This Is Beirut, 24/06 22:02 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that the policies of his far-right and hard-left opponents could lead to "civil war" as France prepared for its most divisive election in decades. French politics were plunged into turmoil by Macron calling snap legislative elections after his centrist party was trounced by the far-right National Rally ...

200 Candidates Quit French Runoff, Aiming to Block Far Right

par This Is Beirut, 02/07 19:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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At least 200 candidates 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 Macron called after his camp received a drubbing in European elections last ...

French Far-Right Ahead but Far from Majority

par This Is Beirut, 05/07 19:06 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's party held onto its lead in opinion polls published Friday ahead of legislative elections, but its chance of wielding an absolute majority was receding. The anti-immigrant, eurosceptic National Rally (RN) remains on course to be the biggest party in parliament after Sunday's second-round vote but is not ...

Polls Open in Pivotal Second Round of French Vote

par This Is Beirut, 07/07 10:06 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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French voters began casting their ballots on Sunday for the second round of the country's legislative elections, a historic vote in which the National Rally (RN) could emerge victorious, although there is still considerable uncertainty as to whether it will be able to secure an absolute majority in the parliament and form a government. Voters can ...

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