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
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