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National Rally won’t participate in Barnier government, says Marine Le Pen – as it happened

Far-right leader says her party will not be part of a new government as Michel Barnier named as French prime minister

The Guardian - UK

Macron rules out naming left-wing PM, extends talks to end deadlock

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he would not name a government led by the left-wing New Popular Front coalition despite the alliance winning the largest number of seats in the July legislative elections. Macron, whose centrist bloc came second in the snap elections, held rare talks with the…

France 24

Why Zinedine Zidane Should Light the Olympic Cauldron in Paris

Choosing the former French soccer star, the child of Algerian immigrants, would make a clear statement in a time of political tension in the country.

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Patriots for Europe? Viktor Orbán’s new EU group is another hollow victory for the far right

Marine Le Pen’s RN and Hungary’s Fidesz have joined forces. But Europe’s far right is fractured and Orbán isolated, says political scientist Cas Mudde

The Guardian - UK

French and British politics experts discuss what their election results mean for the right – podcast

A few days after Labour leader Keir Starmer was elected British prime minister on July 4 with a landslide victory, ending 14 years of Conservative-led rule, a coalition of left-wing parties came out on top in the French legislative elections. It was a good week for the left in this…

The Conversation

Macron urges mainstream coalition after election, angering leftist alliance

French President Emmanuel Macron has called on mainstream parties to join forces to form a solid majority in the National Assembly, in his first public comments since Sunday's snap election delivered a hung parliament. The left-wing NFP alliance, which won the most seats, has called for the will of the…

Radio France Internationale

French election leaves far-right National Rally down but not out

France's snap elections didn't result in the thundering parliamentary majority the National Rally wanted. But while tactical voting by the left and centre kept the far-right party out of power yet again, analysts say its gains should not be underestimated.

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'Contained but not stopped': French far right takes record number of seats in parliament

Marine Le Pen on Wednesday said her far-right National Rally party’s accession to power was only "postponed", despite its third-place finish in the July 7 second round of the legislative elections. Although the party elected a record number of deputies to the National Assembly, its weaknesses were also exposed during…

France 24

Macron calls on parties to ‘rise to the occasion’ and form coalition

French president appears to exclude far-right RN and radical left LFI in call for alliance of ‘republican forces’

The Guardian - UK

Increased Far-right Ranks Prepare For French Parliament

Dozens of freshly-elected French far-right lawmakers visited parliament Wednesday, as the left-wing alliance who beat them in the polls scrambled for a viable candidate to lead the government.

International Business Times

Le Pen, Orban and the ‘Patriots for Europe’: Is the EU being undermined from within?

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party this week joined forces with the camp of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to form a powerful new far-right bloc in the EU parliament. The group, Patriots for Europe, will be led by Jordan Bardella, Le Pen’s 28-year-old protégé. With 84 EU lawmakers…

France 24

Far-Right Parties Form New Bloc In European Parliament

Far-right parties unite in Patriots for Europe bloc, challenging mainstream groups in the European Parliament.

Top News

Le Pen and Orban forces unite in EU parliament forming new far-right bloc

Marine Le Pen's National Rally formed an alliance with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's political group in the European Parliament on Monday, establishing a new far-right faction. This move came just one day after Le Pen's party experienced an unexpected setback in French legislative elections.

Radio France Internationale

Far-right groups from France and Hungary to lead a new political force in the European Parliament

Far-right parties from 12 countries, including France’s National Rally and Hungary’s ruling Fidesz, have joined forces to form a new bloc in the European Parliament

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The Guardian - UK

Le Pen and Orbán join forces in European parliament far-right alliance

The group, styled Patriots for Europe, becomes the third-largest force and largest-ever far-right bloc assembly

The Independent UK

The far right seemed to have a lock on France's legislative elections. Here's why it didn't it win

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen appeared to be nearer to power than ever last week after her National Rally party triumphed in the opening round of legislative elections

International Business Times

Le Pen And Orban Far-right Groups Unite In EU Parliament

Marine Le Pen's party on Monday teamed up with the camp of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to launch a new far-right camp in the EU parliament, a day after being dealt a surprise defeat in French elections.

The Independent UK

Violent clashes break out in Paris after shock exit poll results in France’s general election

The protests came after the leftwing New Popular Front won 182 seats, blocking Marine Le Pen’s National Rally

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Evening Standard

Inside the toxic battle dividing France

The Far Right may not have won a majority in yesterday’s snap parliamentary elections, but this failure cannot disguise the growing popularity of Marine le Pen’s party. Peter Allen reports from Paris

International Business Times

France Seeks Way Out Of Political 'Fog' After Far Right Defeat

President Emmanuel Macron on Monday was to start efforts to extract France from its most severe political uncertainty in decades after the left defeated the far right in elections with no group winning an absolute majority.

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Far-Right National Rally Leader Criticizes Macron's Election Tactics

Far-right National Rally leader Bardella criticizes Macron's alliance with far-left, blames for election setback.

International Business Times

Vote Projections Show French Left On Course To Defeat Far Right

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.

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