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The Latest Breaking News from Emmanuel Macron

‘This could end up ugly’: after Macron’s gamble, will the far right seize power in France?

Marine Le Pen’s party is breaking record high scores across vast areas of the country, polls show, with an increase in its influence inevitable

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Fears of far-right takeover spur widespread protests across France

Marches against a far-right surge were staged in cities across France on Saturday – with hundreds of thousands of people calling on the nation to derail the anti-immigration National Rally’s hopes of taking control of parliament in upcoming snap elections.

Radio France Internationale

French football star Thuram takes stand against far right ahead of elections

France forward Marcus Thuram on Saturday called on voters in the country to "fight" to stop the far right coming to power in upcoming snap elections.

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Anger and frustration in France's overseas territories ahead of snap polls

President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call snap legislative elections has provoked frustration in French overseas territories, where the short timeframe to organise the polls has been challenged at the Constitutional Council. There is also anger over the fact that key parliamentary projects for overseas France have come to a standstill.

Radio France Internationale

G7 leaders put on good show of unity, but look fragile at home

Group took strong lines on confronting Russia and China, but is its relevance in today’s world on the wane?

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Protesters across France mobilise against the far right before the country's snap elections

Anti-racism groups joined French unions and a brand-new left-wing coalition in protests in Paris and across France on Saturday against the surging nationalist far right as frenzied campaigning is underway ahead of snap parliamentary elections.

France 24

How will France's snap elections impact the Paris Olympics?

France is heading into an electoral campaign just weeks before the start of the Paris Olympics, and organisers are worried about managing polls amidst preparations for the Games. They also have questions about the impact of a change in government if the presidential party loses.

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French centrists losing sleep after Macron’s gamble on snap election

President’s gamble viewed as ‘Russian roulette’ with far-right support reaching record highs in European elections

The Guardian - UK

‘We can’t leave France to Le Pen’: Leading left-winger Glucksmann throws weight behind new alliance

Raphaël Glucksmann, whose Socialist-backed coalition came third in Sunday’s European elections, has emerged as a pivotal figure of France’s political centre-left. His support for the new alliance of the left could swing the balance away from the ascendant far right in the snap parliamentary elections called by President Emmanuel Macron…

France 24

Frustrated Voters Bet On Far Right Saving France 'In Tatters'

Standing outside the Catholic school where he teaches in eastern France, Charles Lauvergne said he was unsurprised the far right did so well in last week's European elections.

International Business Times

Israel’s Gallant rejects French initiative to defuse Lebanon tensions

Defence minister says Israel will not participate in trilateral group with US and France due to Paris’s ‘hostile policies’.

Al Jazeera

European elections leave markets jittery: What do far-right gains mean for EU?

A cloud of uncertainty is hovering over Europe this June in the wake of the European elections. In France, the National Rally party of Marine Le Pen dominated the polls to such an extent that President Emmanuel Macron immediately dissolved parliament and called for new elections. The possibility of seeing…

France 24

Italy denies removing LGBTQ and abortion references from G7 declaration

Final communique omits references to protection of gender identity and sexual orientation, and to safe abortion access

The Guardian - UK

France Snap Vote Sparks Far-right Family Reunion

France's snap elections have sparked reconciliation within the country's most prominent far-right family, the latest episode in the saga of the tempestuous Le Pens.

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Italy And France Clash Over Abortion Rights At G7 Summit

Italy and France clash over abortion rights at G7 summit, highlighting tensions within the group over reproductive rights.

France 24

'Probably more EU integration to come,' former WTO chief Pascal Lamy says

Pascal Lamy, a 77-year-old "globalist" Frenchman who has staked his decades-long career on the idea that more Europe is always better than less, has told FRANCE 24 he's hopeful that the solid gains by hard-right and Eurosceptic parties in the EU elections will spur Europe's 500 million citizens to build…

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France at a crossroads: Is the far right on the verge of power?

Charles de Gaulle famously complained that governing a country with 246 kinds of cheese was all but impossible. Less known is what De Gaulle said just before that: "Only peril can bring the French together". President Emmanuel Macron had peril on his mind when he stunned his compatriots by calling…

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Middle East: Hamas official says nobody knows how many of the remaining hostages are alive – as it happened

Speaking to CNN, Hamas spokesperson says any deal to release the hostages would need to include a permanent ceasefire

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The Guardian - UK

French stock market plummets amid fears of far right election win

CAC 40 index has its worst week since March 2022 after Macron’s decision to call snap elections

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Election diary: the manifestos drop and Rish! reveals a childhood without Sky TV

The Lib Dems led the pack – on manifesto launch catering – and we finally learned the extent of the PM’s childhood deprivation

The Guardian - UK

Fifa to leave ‘best possible’ Paris offices after staff departures and tax setback

Fifa is set to leave offices at the prestigious Hôtel de la Marine in Paris for smaller premises after staff numbers dropped by more than half

France 24

French leftwing alliance New Popular Front vows to break with Macron policies

A French left-wing alliance said Friday it would break with President Emmanuel Macron’s policies if it wins snap polls that could see the far right make major gains in parliament.

International Business Times

Leading French Left-winger Glucksmann Backs New Left Alliance

Leading left-wing French politician Raphael Glucksmann on Friday threw his weight behind a new coalition of the left in the run-up to historic elections, while far-right powerhouse Marine Le Pen pledged a "national unity government" if her party wins the snap polls.

The Guardian - UK

French leftwing parties form ‘Popular Front’ to contest snap election

Socialists, Greens, Communists and France Unbowed to have joint platform with a candidate in every constituency

Al Jazeera

A French ‘referendum’ on the far right: Will Macron’s risky gamble pay off?

President is trying to push back against Le Pen’s party, but experts warn there is potential for strategy to backfire.

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