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 Watch 7:53 French voters block far-right win but leave country without parliamentary majority By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda The second round of France's parliamentary election ended with results that no polls predicted. The country's right-wing political party was expected to take control. Instead, a left-wing coalition won the largest number of seats, but not enough to govern, leaving… Continue watching
Jul 08 How French voters formed a ‘Republican front’ to block the far-right’s path to victory By John Leicester, Associated Press Although Marine Le Pen's party won more National Assembly seats than ever, it again hit a wall of voters who don’t believe the National Rally should govern France. Continue reading
Jul 08 WATCH: State Department holds daily briefing following French and Iranian elections By Jon Gambrell, Amir Vahdat, Associated Press The U.S. State Department called the Iranian election “not free or fair" and noted that “a significant number of Iranians chose not to participate at all.”… 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 Watch 3:41 News Wrap: Biden seeks comeback on campaign trail amid turmoil among Democrats In our news wrap Sunday, Biden made stops in Pennsylvania as more Democrats voiced doubts that he should stay in the race, Israeli protesters called on Netanyahu to agree to a cease-fire deal with Hamas, France’s prime minister said he… Continue watching
Jul 07 Polls project French leftists will win most seats in snap election, beating back far-right surge By John Leicester, Lori Hinnant, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press A coalition of the French left that quickly banded together to beat a surging far right in legislative elections won the most seats in parliament but not a majority, according to polling projections Sunday, a stunning outcome that threatens to plunge the… 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 Mbappé says France election results are ‘catastrophic’ as the far right gets closer to power By Steve Douglas, Associated Press France soccer captain Kylian Mbappé says election results are “catastrophic” as the nation lurches closer to a first far-right government since World War II. The National Rally gained around a third of the vote in the first round of a… Continue reading