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'Off-guard': How Macron's Poll Gamble Caught Even Allies By Surprise

President Emmanuel Macron's decision to plunge his country into a snap election was taken behind closed doors with a few advisors after a worse-than-expected drubbing in European elections, sources close to him say.

International Business Times

France’s snap election: Why did Macron call it and what happens next?

France’s president calls ballot after his centrist alliance beaten in EU parliamentary elections by the far-right National Rally

The Independent UK

Who is Jordan Bardella? Marine Le Pen’s 28-year-old protege with film star looks who made Macron panic

The president of the far-right National Rally party is seeking to derail Emmanuel Macron’s government

The Independent UK

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Snap elections in France: a political scientist lays out what’s at stake

Speaking at a surprise address to the nation on Sunday evening, French president Emmanuel Macron told French citizens he had “decided to give [them] back the choice of our parliamentary future through the vote”. These words, pronounced in reaction to the historic surge of the far-right National Rally at the…

The Conversation

EU elections: earthquake in France and a rightward policy lurch? Our panel responds

Emmanuel Macron calls a snap election and the hard right wins big in Germany – but that’s far from the whole picture

The Guardian - UK

People in France: what are your biggest concerns and current political views?

We’re keen to hear from people in France which political issues they care about the most, and how they’re planning to vote in the French general election

The Guardian - UK

France gears up for legislative elections after right-wing gains in EU polls

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he was confident that the French would make the right choice in snap legislative elections he called on Sunday after his centrist alliance was beaten by the far right in EU elections. France will vote for a new parliament (National Assembly) on 30…

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French parties hold emergency talks with possible allies for snap election

Country braces for ‘most consequential’ poll in decades after move by Macron in response to far-right surge in EU vote

The Guardian - UK

Macron Urges French To Make 'Right Choice' In Snap Polls

President Emmanuel Macron said Monday he was confident the French would make the "right choice" in snap elections he called after the far right beat his centrist alliance in EU elections.

International Business Times

Labour victory would be ‘positive for UK markets’, says JP Morgan; euro slides after European election results – as it happened

Investors are rattled after far right parties make gains in European elections, while analysts at JP Morgan say a Labour win would support UK stocks

The Guardian - UK

Far-right gains jolt France but European centrist bloc holds in EU vote

Far-right gains in the EU elections caused a political earthquake in France on Sunday, but mainstream parties retained a majority in the bloc's parliament.

Radio France Internationale

‘Conservative values will impact EU policymaking like never before,’ says rightwing group

European Conservatives and Reformists party includes members such as Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy and Poland’s Law and Justice

The Guardian - AU

France’s Macron calls snap election in huge gamble after EU polls debacle

French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday he was dissolving the National Assembly and calling early legislative elections, setting off a political earthquake after his party suffered a humbling defeat at the hands of the far right in elections for the European Parliament.

France 24

France’s snap election: what happened, why, and what’s next?

In a shock move, president Emmanuel Macron called a parliamentary election, describing it as ‘an act of confidence’

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International Business Times

Macron Gambles On Snap Elections To Halt Far-right March

French President Emmanuel Macron has taken the biggest gamble of his political career by calling early legislative elections to combat the surge of the far right, with the outcome decisive for his political legacy.

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re everywhere now’: National Rally members toast EU elections success

Marine Le Pen’s far-right party see unprecedented result as stepping stone to presidential elections in 2027

International Business Times

France's Macron Calls Snap Legislative Elections After EU Poll Blow

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday announced he was dissolving parliament and called snap legislative elections after the far-right trounced his centrist alliance in EU polls.

Al Jazeera

France’s Macron calls for snap elections after far right surge in EU vote

Announcement comes after exit polls showed his alliance losing to far-right National Rally (RN) in EU parliament vote.

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Decision Time As France, Germany Headline EU Vote Finale

The final -- and by far biggest -- day of EU elections takes place Sunday with voting in 21 member countries, including France and Germany, where support for surging far-right parties is being tested.

Radio France Internationale

Voters head to the polls on final day of EU elections

Voting began across Europe Sunday on the final -- and biggest -- day of marathon EU elections, with balloting due in 21 countries, including France and Germany, where support for surging far-right parties is being tested.

International Business Times

French PM's Instagram Pitch To Young Voters Features Nintendo, Condom

French premier Gabriel Attal on Friday wielded objects including a condom and a Nintendo Switch in a last ditch bid on social media to win the votes of young people in European elections.

The Guardian - UK

‘You can feel a shift’: will the French be lured by Le Pen?

National Rally is making gains with higher-earning professionals and older voters previously put off by party founder Jean-Marie Le Pen

Radio France Internationale

Grassroots campaign fails to ignite EU ambitions of France's conservatives

Despite praise for running a grassroots EU election campaign aimed at revitalising the fortunes of France's conservative Republicans Party (LR), François-Xavier Bellamy's presence on the hustings has failed to capture the imagination of the traditional right-wing electorate.

International Business Times

'Manterrupting': French PM Under Fire Over Surprise Debate Appearance

France's prime minister on Monday faced accusations of deliberately seeking to eclipse the head of the ruling party's list in European elections when he unexpectedly appeared on a stage where she was taking part in a radio debate.

International Business Times

French Govt Faces Confidence Motions Ahead Of EU Vote

France's government on Monday faced two confidence challenges in parliament as political temperatures rise ahead of European Parliament elections set to mark a major victory for the far right in the country.

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