Les extrémistes et les nationalistes se sont renforcés, même si la barrière électorale érigée par leurs rivaux les a empêchés d’obtenir une majorité
Extremists and nationalists have gained in strength even if the election firewall erected by rivals deprived them of a majority
Rassemblement National official who helped pick contentious candidates steps down from executive committee
Explore France’s snap election for the National Assembly in maps and charts
Rassemblement National and League join ‘Patriots for Europe’ to make it third-largest faction in European parliament
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Far right’s defeat in Sunday’s parliamentary elections could prove a temporary setback
Fractured polls raise possibility of divisive far-right government or hung parliament
La leader d’extrême droite séduit une partie de la communauté?juive avec une rhétorique anti-islamiste, tandis que l’extrême gauche est désormais per?ue comme une menace
Far right leader has won over some French Jews with her tough stance on Islamism, with far left now seen as a threat
Ipsos projects a closer race likely to result in a hung parliament
Old school retail politics have helped bring Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National to the brink of political power
Also in this newsletter: Bulgaria tries yet again to form a stable government
Stocks and euro rise as some second-round candidates could be pulled to try to boost vote against Rassemblement National
Also in this newsletter: the Socialists’ message to Ursula von der Leyen
President Emmanuel Macron’s centrists fall to third place behind leftwing alliance
Millions will have to opt between supporting the far right or a bloc dominated by the far left in parliamentary elections
The party leader anointed her youthful protégé as prime minister in waiting but office may come sooner than either expected
Certaines entreprises courtisent le parti de Le Pen malgré les inquiétudes concernant sa réputation et son engagement à travailler avec l’exécutif dans un gouvernement partagé
Emmanuel Macron wanted to save France from the far right. It has never been closer to power
Macron’s Ensemble heads into last week of campaigning before first-round vote trailing far-right and leftwing rivals
In some ways it already has, argues political scientist Olivier Roy
Corporate leaders are more alarmed by leftwing alliance’s radical tax agenda than unfunded promises of far-right RN
Attitudes to democracy and the rule of law will define the distinctions in politics
Cac 40 down more than 6% since Macron called election, with big spending plans likely to be favoured by new parliament
