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Macron Warns of Wide Far-Fight Presence in EU Parliament

par This Is Beirut, 06/06 23:44 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday that the EU risked being blocked by a big far-right presence in the European Parliament after this week's elections. "If France sends a very big far-right delegation, if other big countries do this, Europe could be blocked," Macron told French television. "Because what is a Europe where the ...

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 Braces for Frenetic Campaign as Mbappé Strikes at Extremes

par This Is Beirut, 16/06 22:20 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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On Sunday, France was bracing for a frenetic fortnight of election campaigning for snap polls called by President Emmanuel Macron to combat the far right, as star footballer Kylian Mbappé waded into the febrile environment with a warning not to vote for extremes. Candidates had until 4 PM GMT to register for the 577 seats in the lower house ...

Possible Scenarios in French Parliamentary Elections

par This Is Beirut, 19/06 10:28 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Absolute or relative majority? Government coalition or institutional deadlock? Who will be Prime Minister? In France, suspense hangs over the consequences of the parliamentary elections on June 30 and July 7, although some are already putting forward their views on the various scenarios. Absolute Majority This is the clearest hypothesis from an ...

Macron Pledges to 'Act' Until End of Second Term

par This Is Beirut, 23/06 22:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Amid promises of "change," Emmanuel Macron and his team assured on Sunday that governance will be more collaborative in case of victory, while the New Popular Front is mired in leadership battles for the prime minister's seat. Despite his camp struggling in the polls, Macron vowed to "act until May 2027," countering suggestions from some ...

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 ...

France's Leftist New Popular Front Leads in Overseas Departments

par This Is Beirut, 30/06 15:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The provisional results of the first round of the French legislative elections in Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana have been released. They place the Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP) in the lead in these overseas departments, despite a breakthrough by the Rassemblement National (RN). In Martinique, no candidate managed to secure an absolute ...

French Far-Right Wins Election First Round, Macron Alliance Third

par This Is Beirut, 30/06 21:07 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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France's far right won the first round of pivotal legislative elections on Sunday with the centrist forces of President Emmanuel Macron coming in only third behind the left after the highest turnout in over four decades, estimates said. But it remained unclear if the far-right National Rally (RN) party of Marine Le Pen would win an absolute ...

Jordan Bardella, the Spoiled Child of Le Pen

par This Is Beirut, 30/06 22:27 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Jordan Bardella, 28 years old and ever closer to Matignon since the National Rally (RN)'s success in the first round of legislative elections, has established himself as the poster child and embodiment of LePenism without even bearing the name. Since the dissolution announcement, he has tried his hand at three-piece suits, whose austerity should ...

Isolated Macron Stung by French Voters’ ‘Revenge'

par This Is Beirut, 30/06 23:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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Emmanuel Macron has taken many risks in a political career marked by countless crises, but his decision to call snap elections may be one too many, marring his legacy and ushering in an era of extremes. The tremors from Macron dissolving the National Assembly after his centrist party suffered a drubbing in European polls remain strong, with even ...

French Voters Turn Out in Number as Far Right Eyes Power

par This Is Beirut, 07/07 17:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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French voters turned out in number on Sunday for the second round of a historic election that is expected to leave the far right as the biggest force in a deeply divided parliament. At midday, according to interior ministry figures, some 26.63% of voters had turned out for the high-stakes poll — the highest number at that time since 1981. At ...

France Says No to Far-Right, Which Ends Up Third

par This Is Beirut, 07/07 21:01 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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A loose alliance of French left-wing parties thrown together for snap elections was on course Sunday to become the biggest parliamentary bloc and beat the far -right, according to shock projected results. The New Popular Front (NFP) was formed last month after President Emmanuel Macron called snap elections, bringing together socialists, greens, ...

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