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Tensions were running high Friday as France's election campaign came to an end ahead of a one-day pause and then a historic run-off vote that could paralyse government or see the far right sweep to power.

More than 50 politicians and activists in France have been assaulted in the run-up to Sunday's final round of snap parliamentary elections, the Interior Minister Gérard Darmanin has said.

The far right performs well in regions with poor healthcare access

The country is likely to see a hung parliament

Time is running out, and only putting aside petty party squabbles will stop the disaster of the National Rally taking power, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo

French city’s election of a National Rally mayor has been a study in the party’s attempts to normalise itself in local politics

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 first month of a Keir Starmer premiership will be a whirlwind of international diplomacy including meetings with US President Joe Biden and European leaders.

France’s far-right National Rally (RN) has its best chance yet of clinching power in a second round of legislative elections on July 7, running on a platform that proposes restricting the rights of immigrants and dual nationals. The party’s surge is in step with a broader rise in racism and…

France faces rising political violence ahead of crucial elections, with attacks on lawmakers sparking fears of unrest and calls for a peaceful electoral pr...

French soccer stars Kylian Mbappé and Jules Kounde express concern over far-right party's rise in French elections, urging civic engagement and responsible...