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Cautious relief in Europe as French vote keeps far right from power

France's allies in Europe expressed relief after the far-right National Rally failed to win snap parliamentary elections – but with no other group winning a majority and protracted uncertainty looming, the celebrations were measured.

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Watch view of French National Assembly as country faces political deadlock after election result

Watch a view of the French National Assembly on Monday 8 July after surprise election results.

The Independent UK

France keeps PM on as caretaker as wrangling over new government begins

France was in the hands of a caretaker government on Monday after snap parliamentary elections defeated the far right but failed to produce a majority for any political camp. With parliament roughly divided into three disparate groups, there are no obvious candidates for the prime minister who will lead a…

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Macron refuses Attal’s resignation, asks French PM to stay on temporarily for ‘stability’

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday asked Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to remain temporarily in office after the government’s political camp lost its majority in high-stakes legislative elections. The leftist New Popular Front (NFP) coalition won the most parliamentary seats, but failed to win an absolute majority in the National…

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France: Emmanuel Macron asks Gabriel Attal to stay on as PM for time being amid political deadlock – as it happened

No obvious candidate to replace Attal after leftwing NFP alliance becomes biggest force in French parliament but fails to win outright majority

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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.

International Business Times

Left-Wing New Popular Front Wins French Parliamentary Election

Left-wing New Popular Front leads in French parliamentary election, facing potential coalition government. Macron's centrist party makes a comeback.

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France’s leftist New Popular Front wins a shock victory – but now the hard part begins

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Surprise election win for left-green coalition plunges France into uncertainty

In France's biggest political upheaval in decades, a newly formed left-wing alliance is set to take up a majority of seats in parliament, just ahead of Macron's centrist coalition, with far-right National Rally in third place. While final results are still to be announced, it is clear no one grouping…

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French Leftist Leader Melenchon Says Left 'Ready To Govern'

The French left is "ready to govern", divisive hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon said Sunday, after predictions showed a broad left-wing alliance could be the largest group in parliament ahead of the far right.

International Business Times

France’s progressives keep out the far right, but what could happen next?

While the left-green alliance will form the largest bloc, the country could face years of political paralysis

The Guardian - UK

French left-wing alliance wins big in unexpected snap election result

A left-wing coalition that came together ahead of France’s snap elections has won the most parliamentary seats in the vote, beating the far-right National Rally into third place, according to exit polls. President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance came in second place.

Radio France Internationale

Left-Wing NFP Projected To Beat Far-Right RN In Paris

Paris celebrates as NFP defeats RN in recent elections, marking a victory for inclusivity and tolerance.

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France: Voting begins for second round of snap parliamentary election

Voting began in France for the second round of the snap parliamentary election called by President Emmanuel President to elect 577 members of the National Assembly, in which 289 seats are required for a party to hold an absolute majority. Read further on Dynamite News:

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International Business Times

French Far Right, Rivals In Final Push Ahead Of Decisive Vote

The French far right and its struggling rivals make a final push for votes on Friday ahead of the decisive round of parliamentary elections that were called in a major gamble by centrist President Emmanuel Macron.

The Guardian - UK

French elections: what is the republican front – and will it head off National Rally?

In a decades-old practice, several mainstream political parties are co-operating in an effort to block the advance of the far right

Al Jazeera

Can French centrist parties keep far right out in second round of voting?

Far-right National Rally’s hopes of absolute majority may be dashed by tactical manoeuvring, but threat still looms.

The Guardian - UK

French PM says efforts to prevent far-right majority can succeed

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

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How the French far-right rose to prominence

European politics was shaken by a surge in support for the far-right and far-left in the first round of France’s legislative elections on June 30. Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party won 33% of the popular vote, ahead of the far-left New Popular Front (NFP) alliance on 28%.

The Guardian - UK

France’s ‘hard left’ has been demonised – but its agenda is realistic, not radical

France 24

Le Pen’s far right is on the cusp of power in France – what happens next?

The “clarification” President Emmanuel Macron invoked as he called France’s snap elections has clarified this much: that French voters no longer want him to govern alone – or indeed at all. Exactly who he should share power with remains an open question after an inconclusive first round that has handed…

Radio France Internationale

Results from first round of France's snap elections mapped out

France's far-right National Rally made historic gains in the first round of snap elections on Sunday. But their progress is greater in small towns and rural areas than in big cities. RFI looks at how the map of France stands as the three leading parties prepare to battle it out…

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Legislative elections in France: ‘Emmanuel Macron has made the RN the main force of opposition to his policies’

The first round of France’s snap legislative election was held on June 30. The final results show the far-right National Rally (Rassemblement national, RN) and its allies with 33.15%, the left/progressive coalition New Popular Front (Nouveau Front Populaire, NFP) with 27.99%, and in third place, the presidential alliance with 20.04%. Turnout…

The Independent UK

Macron camp divided as far-right National Rally takes one step closer to power in Paris

Rival French parties scramble to build anti-far-right front amid political turmoil

Evening Standard

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