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After losing the majority, can Macron strike a deal with opposition parties?

In his first public remarks since parliamentary elections deprived his governing coalition of a majority, French President Emmanuel Macron called on France’s reinvigorated opposition blocs to come up with solutions to the political impasse in a televised address on Wednesday. But opposition forces on both the left and right have…

France 24

The Wanda Beach concert was a defining moment in Australian rock music but it was almost a disaster

Organisers expected about 10,000 people but more than 25,000 turned up for the free concert. And then the rain came down.

ABC News

Macron 'compromise' call meets opposition resistance

Paris (AFP) - France risked prolonged political deadlock Thursday after opposition parties gave a frosty reception to President Emmanuel Macron's call for "compromises" to keep France governable after an indecisive parliamentary election.

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Macron urges 'compromises' to break France impasse

Paris (AFP) - President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged France's political forces to make compromises to end a political deadlock sparked by his failure to retain a parliamentary majority that threatens to wreck his reform plans.

AFP

Macron allies divided over far-right role in new parliament

Divisions emerged among Emmanuel Macron's allies on whether his centrist alliance should rule out any deal at all with far-right MPs or could work with them on an ad hoc basis as the French president seeks an elusive majority following an election upset.

Reuters

Far-right National Rally surprises itself with record gains in parliament

Surpassing its wildest expectations, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally turned in its best-ever performance in parliamentary elections on Sunday, increasing its number of MPs from eight to 89. Le Pen is to focus on leading the parliamentary group to make the most of its new-found powers, but can it convince?

Radio France Internationale

The 'drug grannies' thought they were on the trip of a lifetime. They couldn't have been more mistaken

In 1977, two American retirees set out on a campervan trip. When the women tried to go home, they were threatened with violence, and a three-month holiday turned into a 14-year prison sentence.

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In Meaux, disillusionment drove voters towards France's resurgent far right

Care worker Sandrine Marchal began voting for the far-right several years ago, frustrated by the constant struggle to make ends meet. On Sunday, her home town of Meaux, a conservative stronghold east of Paris, made the same political shift.

Reuters

Parliamentary elections shock France’s political order to its core

The campaign for the second round of France’s legislative elections pitted two antagonistic forces against each other, Emmanuel Macron’s presidential coalition and the left-wing group, the New Popular Ecological and Social Union (NUPES).

The Conversation

Five takeaways from the French elections – and what could happen next

It was a bad night for the president and a triumphant one for the far right. How long until a return to the polls?

The Guardian - UK

‘A seismic event’: Le Pen’s party makes historic breakthrough in French parliament

Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally, or RN) made historic gains in Sunday’s French parliamentary election second round, on track to win 90 seats according to projections by Ipsos – a score way beyond the record gains polls predicted. Emmanuel Macron’s centrist bloc, meanwhile, underperformed polling expectations and…

France 24

Far-right sends shockwaves in France after electoral breakthrough

France's far-right scored a historic success in legislative elections on Sunday increasing its number of lawmakers almost tenfold and cementing the party's rise from fringe status to the mainstream opposition.

Reuters

Jupiter no more: Macron learns the art of compromising the hard way

Jupiter has lost his thunder. Emmanuel Macron, whose first presidential mandate was marked by a top-down government style he compared to that of the almighty Roman god, will have to learn the art of consensus-building in the second.

Reuters

What awaits Macron? Ruling majority, hung parliament, or cohabitation

French President Emmanuel Macron may find himself without a ruling majority during his second term and unable to push through his economic reform agenda with a free hand after a new left-wing alliance did well in the first round of voting.

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France 24

Prizes abound for Le Pen's far right in historic French legislative elections

The duel between Emmanuel Macron's incumbent majority and Jean-Luc Mélenchon's pan-leftist NUPES coalition duly dominated the spotlight on Sunday after the first round of France's legislative elections. But far-right National Rally flagbearer Marine Le Pen had a red-letter night at the ballot box. Even at the low end of seat…

Radio France Internationale

Far right National Rally on course to form 'large' parliamentary group

France’s National Rally party (RN) came third in the first round of legislative elections on Sunday. Ahead in 108 of the 577 constituencies, the party’s performance gives weight to leader Marine Le Pen’s hopes to form a parliamentary group for the first time since 1986.

The Conversation

French parliamentary elections continue to redraw the political map, amid record low turnout

The results of the first round of the French parliamentary elections that took place on Sunday are out: according to national daily Le Monde, France’s new left-wing coalition headed by Jean-Luc Melenchon, the Nouvelle union Populaire Ecologique et Sociale (NUPES, New Popular Ecological and Social Union) has clinched most of the…

France 24

Will ‘drifting’ Macron need conservatives to save his majority?

The French parliamentary elections' first round on Sunday put Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Ensemble group barely ahead of the leftist coalition NUPES under firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon – a disappointing result for the freshly re-elected president. But Macron’s centrist alliance is expected to get a second-round boost as swing voters rally to…

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Le Pen wants to hand over French far right to a 26-year-old

The rising star of Marine Le Pen’s far-right party is taking his presidential ambitions to the corners of France that feel left behind.

ABC News

'Pain was a blessing': The surprising history of surgery

Without modern luxuries like anaesthetics, surgery in the past was a bloody, violent and largely unsuccessful affair.

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Suddenly united, France’s left threatens Macron’s dominance — Anthony Albanese should take notice

As the French head to the polls once more, a newly formed socialist-green coalition poses a credible threat to the president — and to the country’s NATO membership.

ABC News

Robyn Williams, host of ABC RN's The Science Show, on 50 years of broadcasting and the day Norman Swan saved his life

Astronauts on Apollo 17 landed on the moon in 1972, the same year Robyn Williams made his broadcasting debut. Half a century later, he's still on air, hosting The Science Show, and as enthusiastic about science as ever.

ABC News

These three young activists are changing the conversation on the climate crisis

Their journeys to activism have been very different, but they have faced similar challenges as young women of colour fighting for climate justice.

ABC News

Stress is difficult to escape in modern life. Experts say we should change our approach

Trying to reduce or eliminate stress can be unrealistic in modern life. Instead these experts have some simple tricks to transform your approach to dealing with stress.

ABC News

What the extraordinary funeral rituals of Tana Toraja and Trunyan in Indonesia can teach us about living a better life

A side of Indonesia most tourists don't see: In Trunyan, the dead decay under a sacred tree; in Tana Toraja they sleep with the family. What can we learn from witnessing death this way?

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