Jul 11 French unions threaten strikes to pressure Macron into allowing leftist coalition government By Associated Press A union leader called for mass strikes to pressure President Macron into “respecting" election result and allow a leftist coalition to form a new government. Continue reading
Jul 09 Former French president and leftist lawmakers start talks on how to form a government By Sylvie Corbet, Nicolas Garriga, Associated Press Sunday's vote left no faction even close to the majority needed to form a government, raising the risk of paralysis for the European Union’s second-largest economy. Continue reading
Jul 08 France’s Macron refuses prime minister’s resignation to ensure country’s stability By Sylvie Corbet, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press French voters split the legislature on the left, center and far-right, leaving no faction even close to the majority needed to form a government. Continue reading
Jul 07 France sees large voter turnout in 2nd round of high-stakes legislative elections By Barbara Surk, Helena Alves, Associated Press Voting was underway in France on Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision — or produce a hung parliament and political deadlock. Continue reading
Jul 05 Germany fears a far-right victory in France could harm the two countries’ close relations By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Chancellor Olaf Scholz and many Germans fear if the nationalist French party is able to form a government, it would no longer support the close relationship with Germany that was carefully built over decades since the end of World War… Continue reading
Jul 04 Days before high-stakes French election, government spokesperson attacked on campaign trail By Diane Jeantet, Associated Press French government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot, was assaulted by a group of people on Wednesday evening while putting up election posters near Paris. Several candidates have reported being attacked on the campaign trail… Continue reading
Jul 02 French opposition parties make deals in attempt to block landslide victory for far-right National Rally By Barbara Surk, Diane Jeantet, Associated Press French opposition parties are making hurried deals to try to block a landslide victory for Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally in Sunday’s second round of legislative elections. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 6:06 What’s next for France after far-right wins big in 1st round of snap elections By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Zeba Warsi France is closer than ever in its modern history to being governed by the far-right. Parliamentary elections are the country’s most consequential in decades and will have implications across Europe and for the United States. Nick Schifrin discussed the first… Continue watching
Jul 01 France’s far-right leads after the 1st round of snap elections. How do runoffs work, and what’s next? By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press If the National Rally or another political force than his centrist alliance gets a majority, President Emmanuel Macron will be forced to appoint a prime minister belonging to that new majority. Continue reading
Jun 30 French voters flock to polls in high-stakes snap elections as support for the far right grows By Barbara Surk, Helena Alves, Associated Press Turnout stood at an unusually high 59 percent with three hours to go before polls close. The two-round elections that wrap up July 7 could impact European financial markets, Western support for Ukraine and the management of France’s nuclear arsenal and global military… Continue reading