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French left 'a few steps' from broad alliance to counter Macron in parliamentary polls

France's left-of-centre parties were on Tuesday close to a broad alliance for June parliamentary polls, hoping that a united front can force President Emmanuel Macron to share power with the left during his second term in office.

France 24

EXPLAINER: Why France's Macron now faces challenge from left

No sooner had Emmanuel Macron defeated a far-right rival in last month's presidential vote than left-wing parties began mounting a challenge for legislative supremacy in June elections

The Independent UK

French Greens, far-left party in deal before June elections

France’s Greens and the party of far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon have reached an agreement to join forces against newly reelected President Emmanuel Macron ahead of next month’s parliamentary election

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Hard left strikes deal with French Greens ahead of legislative elections

France Unbowed (LFI), the movement of far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, has struck a deal with France's green EELV party, as the left seeks to form a joint front against President Emmanuel Macron in upcoming parliamentary elections.

Radio France Internationale

French Greens, leftist Mélenchon form alliance ahead of parliamentary elections

Momentum was building on Monday behind attempts by French left-wing parties to form a united front against President Emmanuel Macron in next month's parliamentary elections, after radical Jean-Luc Mélenchon clinched a deal with the Greens.

France 24

Thousands take to streets of France in May Day rallies

More than 100,000 people marched through cities across France on Sunday as part of the traditional May Day rallies which were given extra piquancy this year coming exactly a week after Emmanuel Macron was voted in for a second term as president.

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An interpretation of the French elections

Emmanuel Macron should tread carefully as the far right’s Le Pen and the left-wing’s Mélenchon cannot be written off

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Will the French left unite to fight Macron for control of parliament?

Radical left-winger Jean-Luc Mélenchon came third in the first round of the recent presidential election, winning the support of nearly eight million voters. That gives his France Unbowed party enormous clout in this week's negotiations with the Socialists on the possible formation of a left-wing Popular Union. So how are…

Radio France Internationale

Former French president Hollande snubs alliance with hard left

For parties on the left of French politics, all eyes are on the upcoming legislative elections – where many are hoping a united front will rob President Emmanuel Macron of any chance of a parliamentary majority. Following talks between the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) and the Socialist Party (PS), however,…

Radio France Internationale

Macron dodges tomatoes in post-election walkabout

Triumphant French president promises to listen as he chooses working-class Cergy for first public appearance since vote

The Guardian - UK

How France’s parliamentary elections play a crucial role in party funding

France is gearing for a fiercely contested parliamentary election on June 12 and 19 as Emmanuel Macron’s defeated adversaries make long-shot bids to deprive him of a National Assembly majority. But the forthcoming polls will be crucial for another reason, as winning votes in them is a vital source of…

France 24

What Macron's win means for climate

Emmanuel Macron campaigned on promises to turn France into a "great environmental nation”

Salon

What are the biggest challenges for Macron’s second term?

Emmanuel Macron pulled off an impressive feat as he became the first French president in 20 years to win a second term in office – in face of fierce antipathy amongst large numbers of voters on the left and, in even bigger numbers, to his right. Macron will have to…

France 24

Clock ticking as French left mulls coalition deal to humble Macron

The fractured French left – buoyed by strong polling by veteran progressive Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the presidentials – was this week clambering to agree a coalition deal that would unite the Greens, Socialists and Communists under a common banner with the far-left France Unbowed party (LFI) in time for legislative…

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Le Pen, Mélenchon want ‘third round’ win – but Macron favoured to win parliamentary majority

The French presidential election results on April 26 gave Emmanuel Macron a comfortable victory – setting the stage for the “third round”, as many in France call the parliamentary polls taking place on June 12 and 19. Macron’s populist adversaries are keen to seize control of parliament and scupper his…

France 24

France's Macron faces a divided nation after election win

French President Emmanuel Macron faced the daunting challenge of uniting a deeply divided nation Tuesday after winning re-election in a battle against Marine Le Pen that saw the far right come its closest yet to taking power.

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Victory not overly sweet for Emmanuel Macron who now faces a disaffected nation

The reelected French president not only has domestic issues in his exhausted and divided country to deal with. The world is on edge too.

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The Guardian view on Macron’s victory: a fragile mandate

Editorial: The re-elected president will face multiple challenges in his second term

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Evening Standard

Protests and a nation divided — so, what now for the future of France?

Macron’s won the election — but has woken up to riots and a splintered country. As more elections loom in June, will this next era bring Gilets Jaunes or relative tranquilité? Agnes Poirier reports from Paris

France 24

‘Victory’ in defeat? Le Pen raises the far right’s glass ceiling, fails to crack it

Marine Le Pen was soundly beaten in Sunday’s presidential election as weary voters rallied once more to keep her Rassemblement National (National Rally) party from power. But the surge in support for far-right candidates begs the question of how long a creaking “republican front” of anti-Le Pen voters will hold…

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Le Pen, Mélenchon already looking to 'third round' of parliamentary elections

Fresh from winning a second term as French president, Emmanuel Macron soon faces another fight that will determine whether he can pursue his agenda - parliamentary elections, described as the "third round" of presidential voting, in which his rivals far-right Marine Le Pen and hard-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon are looking to…

The Guardian - UK

French election: why did Le Pen do so well in overseas territories?

Analysis: Far-right candidate finished far ahead of Emmanuel Macron in Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion

France 24

Le Pen, leftist Mélenchon eye June legislative polls to counter Macron

Within hours of polls closing in the second round of the French presidential election, the runners-up set their sights on the “third round”: legislative elections in June, which will decide how much of President Emmanuel Macron’s agenda he is able to pass. Far-right Marine Le Pen and veteran leftist Jean-Luc…

The Guardian - UK

Macron’s appeal to unity succeeds but far right makes strong showing

After belatedly realising rationality wasn’t enough to win, the president needs to heal a ‘fractured’ society’s sense of injustice

France 24

Macron re-elected as French voters hold off Le Pen’s far right once more

French President Emmanuel Macron has seen off his far-right rival Marine Le Pen to secure five years more years at the helm of Europe’s second economy. But the narrowing margin of victory and an increasingly polarised nation herald another rocky term for the incumbent, whose success was tarnished by the…

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