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Fears of ‘big regression’ in climate action that could spread across Europe if National Rally gains power

Gabriel Attal urges on campaign to peg back rise of National Rally as candidates pull out to avoid splitting vote

More than 210 left-wing or Macronist candidates who qualified for the runoff round of the legislative elections have withdrawn in an effort to block the far right from taking power, a move supported by the French president.

Mass exit aims to deny parliamentary wins in final vote that could give far right first government since World War II.

Around 130 are members of left-wing New Popular Front with more than 80 from Macron camp

A far-right candidate on Tuesday dropped out of the race for France's parliament over a social media post showing her in a Nazi cap, a party official told French media.

France is heading into a second and final round of voting on July 7 after the far right came out ahead in the first round of legislative elections on Sunday. The result has sent centrist and leftist parties scrambling to keep the far right from securing a majority. In our…

Tensions are rising in France, home to one of Europe’s largest Muslim minorities, ahead of the snap election run-off.

More than 210 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. The rivals are hoping that tactical withdrawals ahead of the runoff on Sunday will prevent the far-right National…