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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.

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Jul 07

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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.

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Jul 01

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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…

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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.

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Jun 30

France’s far right takes the lead in 1st round of snap elections. Here’s what comes next

By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

Projections by polling agencies suggest the far-right National Rally stands a good chance of winning a majority in the lower house of parliament for the first time, but the outcome remains uncertain amid the complex voting system.

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