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France faced a hung parliament and the prospect of taxing negotiations starting Monday to form a government, after a surprise left-wing surge blocked Marine Le Pen's quest to bring the far right to power.
The New Popular Front wants to lower France’s retirement age and vastly expand government spending on social welfare, environmental protection and health care.
The drama and vitriol of France’s sudden summer election is over. Now comes the drama and vitriol of stage two - and what could be a much longer and equally agitated struggle to build a functional coalition out of the inconclusive results of Saturday’s vote.
France faced a hung parliament and difficult negotiations starting Monday to form a government, after a surprise left-wing surge blocked Marine Le Pen's quest to bring the far right to power. The leftist New Popular Front (NFP) emerged as the dominant force in the National Assembly after Sunday's election,
Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally fails to take power while no party wins absolute majority; PM Gabriel Attal offers resignation
A coalition on the political left that came together unexpectedly ahead of France’s snap elections won the most parliamentary seats in the vote, according to polling projections Sunday. The surprise projections put President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance in second and the far right in third.
France faced potential political deadlock after elections on Sunday threw up a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot but no group winning a majority. Voters delivered a major setback for Marine Le Pen's nationalist,
A left-wing alliance has won the most seats in the French parliament after tactical voting in Sunday’s second round election thwarted Marine Le Pen’s far-right party, but France will be left in political limbo after no party came close to winning an absolute majority.
Election results show French voters have chosen to give a broad leftist coalition the most parliamentary seats in pivotal legislative elections, keeping the far right away from power. Yet no party won an outright majority,
By Juliette Jabkhiro, Layli Foroudi and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -France was on course for a hung parliament in Sunday's election, with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot ahead of the far right,
The unexpected fireworks lit up Paris's Place de la Republique. For the thousands of French people who took to the streets on Sunday to celebrate the results of a parliamentary run-off vote, the outcome was a
Polls have closed in France, and polling projections say a coalition on the left that came together unexpectedly has won the most parliamentary seats in the pivotal runoff elections after a high turnout among voters.
French President Emmanuel Macron has refused the resignation of the country’s prime minister, asking him to remain temporarily as the head of the government after chaotic election results left the gov
France dey face political deadlock afta parliamentary elections give big blow to di far-right National Rally - but no give any party majority.
French leftists win most seats in legislative elections, beating back far-right surge, pollsters say
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,
The outcome left no party with an absolute majority and France bracing for potential political paralysis. France faced a hung parliament and deep political uncertainty after the three main political groups of the left,
For President Emmanuel Macron, who called this election against the advice of his close allies, the result will come as something of a relief. Ensemble, his centrist coalition, will hold on to 168 seats,
Following are reactions to the upset results of France's parliamentary election on Sunday. The country was on course for a hung parliament with the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coming first, ahead of President Emmanuel Macron's centrists and the far-right National Rally (RN).
Final results in France say a leftist coalition that came together to try to keep the far right from power has won the most parliamentary seats in runoff elections
But after the RN’s first-round victory last Sunday, more than 200 rival candidates dropped out to give others a better chance of defeating the far right. Voting ends at 20:00 (18:00 GMT) and by midday turnout was 26.
After the left-wing's election success in France, all eyes are now on radical firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon who has demanded the left be given the premiership.
The New Popular Front won more seats in the National Assembly than President Emmanuel Macron’s allies and the far-right National Rally.
French President’s Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Ensemble alliance is projected to fall out of the majority in power, but voters shocked pollsters with a rebuke of Marine LePen’s right-wing National Rally.
A loose alliance of left-wing parties is on course to become France's biggest parliamentary bloc, beating both the far-right and President Emmanuel Macron's coalition in the most momentous election in recent memory.
The New Popular Front beat the National Rally and its allies but with no party holding a majority, Parliament is in deadlock.
France’s leftwing parties have begun jockeying to lead the country’s next government after their unexpected parliamentary election victory thwarted Marine Le Pen’s efforts to bring the far right to power.
Emmanuel Macron refused his prime minister's resignation on Monday, as the president scrambled to maintain France's credibility after his snap election gamble failed to break political deadlock.The left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) won most seats in Sunday's second-round parliamentary vote,
A coalition of the French left won the most seats in high-stakes legislative elections, according to final results early Monday, beating back a far-right surge but failing to win a majority. The outcome left France facing the stunning prospect of a hung parliament and threatened political paralysis in a pillar of the European Union and Olympic host country.
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
Watch a view of the French National Assembly on Monday 8 July after surprise election results. France faces a hung parliament and the prospect of taxing negotiations to form a government, after a left-wing surge blocked Marine Le Pen’s quest to bring the far right to power.
The far-right National Rally was ahead after the first day of voting in France, but opposing parties made changes meant to make it harder for the party to win an absolute majority in the National Assembly.
An alliance of French left-wing parties was on course Sunday to beat the far right and President Emmanuel Macron's coalition in a stunning outcome to parliamentary elections that plunges France
The left-wing New Popular Front coalition was the surprise winner of Sunday's snap legislative elections in France with Macron's centrist coalition coming in second.
Voters turned out at a rate not seen in decades. Polls showed the left-wing coalition New Popular Front gaining a majority of seats in parliament with the far-right National Rally in third place.
French voters turned out in large numbers Sunday for the final round of a high-stakes election that is expected to leave the far right as the biggest force in a
But the result puts France in uncharted territory as it's never experienced a parliament with no dominant party. What happens next largely depends on the deeply unpopular president, Emmanuel Macron.
France is set for unprecedented political uncertainty as a leftist alliance emerged as the surprise winner of the legislative elections. But with no side securing a majority, modern France will see its first parliament without a dominant party.
Le Pen's National Rally expected to come in third, with between 110 and 158 seats; Macron's centrist alliance is set to place second with 150 to 182 A left-wing coalition is on course to win the most seats in France's legislative election in a surprise blow to far-right leader Marine Le Pen's hopes of forming the next government.
A left-wing coalition that came together ahead of France’s snap elections has won the most parliamentary seats in the vote, beating the far-right National Rally into third place, according to exit polls.
The victory of the resurgent left reflects a new, highly polarized political reality for France. Although Macron’s centrists won second place behind the NFP, it will not be able to form a government without appealing to the left.
France has chosen a left-wing parliamentary bloc to take hold of power. This is a big problem for the economy and will ultimately be a boon for the Right.
France is bracing for a protracted period of political uncertainty after snap elections won by the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) over the far-right National Rally (RN).
French President Emmanuel Macron has refused the resignation of the country’s prime minister, asking him on Monday to remain temporarily as the head of the government after chaotic election results
The new left-wing alliance New Popular Front (NFP) in France has won the snap parliamentary elections based on the provisional official results issued by the Interior Ministry on Monday, a day after the second round of voting.