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President Emmanuel Macron may have seen off the threat of France's far right, but he now faces a frustrating final three years in office after gambling away much of his political power in an election that has left France with a chaotic hung parliament.
Mr Attal, who led the president's Ensemble alliance's election campaign, handed his resignation to Mr Macron on Monday, only for the president to refuse. Although Ensemble lost many of its seats in Sunday's parliament election,
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 Kremlin said on Monday it saw no strong political will in France aimed at restoring Moscow's relations with Paris but would follow the formation of France's new government with interest after elections there.
A shock election win for France's leftist alliance has reinforced wariness among investors who had already braced for the risk of political deadlock and a policy paralysis that's unlikely to improve the country's creaking public finances.
The populist, anti-immigration National Rally party had been hoping to install France’s first far-right government since World War II, with 28-year-old Jordan Bardella as prime minister.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal entered President Emmanuel Macron's office on Monday to tender his resignation after parliamentary elections in which the government's political camp lost its role as the strongest party to the left in a hung parliament.
France's National Rally (RN) will lead the European Parliament's third-largest alliance, Patriots for Europe, forged by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the group announced on Monday. Marine Le Pen's far-right RN joined the alliance in the European Parliament earlier on Monday,
While an alliance of leftist parties came in first, with more than 180 seats, it is politically divided and needs 100 additional seats for a majority.
France will have a hung parliament after Sunday's parliamentary election, making it necessary for political leaders to figure out a path forward and potentially form a governing coalition, something seen as uncharted territory in French politics.
By Elizabeth Pineau and Antony Paone PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron asked his prime minister on Monday to stay on for now, pending what will be difficult negotiations to form a government after a surprise left-wing surge in an election that delivered a hung parliament.
Leaders across Europe reacted with relief mixed with concern to the results of the snap election in France People stand in a square as they react to projected results after the second round of the legislative elections,
French Vote Splits Among Left, Center and Far-Right. With No Majority, Political Paralysis Threatens
French voters split their parliament into left, center and far-right, leaving the country with the stunning prospect of a deadlocked parliament and political paralysis
After rollercoaster-like parliamentary elections, the French film and TV industry has expressed relief over the far right’s defeat. Predictions had pointed to a triumph from Marine Le Pen’s National Rally based on the first round’s results,
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has announced he will resign after a broad left-leaning coalition took the most seats in Sunday’s snap parliamentary election
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.
Many of France's allies breathed a sigh of relief on Monday after Marine Le Pen's far-right party failed to win a snap election, but they noted that a messy coalition from a hung parliament could also pose headaches for Europe.
France is voting 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
Supporters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party react after partial results in the second round of the early French parliamentary elections, at the RN in Paris, France,
French voters had, once again, kept the far right out of power. On Monday morning, incertitude: A hung parliament, shaky alliances and the threat of turbulent years ahead.
Polarization has for years left the country’s politics stuck in an unpopular middle ground, and the latest elections won’t change that. But it does serve to lower the key risks that financial markets were worried about.
France's left-wing New Popular Front (NFP), an alliance of parties hastily assembled after President Emmanuel Macron called a surprise snap parliamentary election, looked set to score a shock win in Sunday's vote over the far right and the ruling centrists.
French stocks and government bonds struggled to find direction Monday following surprise results in France’s parliamentary elections, which saw left-wing parties outperform the far right Sunday, leaving the country’s parliament facing gridlock.
The snap election produced a National Assembly that ranks among the most ideologically fractured parliaments in the country’s modern history.
French shares turned higher on Monday after initial falls and the risk premium of French bonds over German narrowed as investors digested elections which left France facing a hung parliament and likely taxing negotiations to form a government.
Several France players are already celebrating something at the European Championship — the result of the elections back home. A leftist coalition that came together to try to keep the far right from power in France won the most parliamentary seats in Sunday’s runoff parliamentary election.
French President Emmanuel Macron 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 left the government in limbo.
France's hung parliament is likely to complicate policymaking in the country, credit rating agency S&P Global said on Monday, as it warned sustained weakness in economic growth could see its rating cut again.
BFMTV shared a split screen showing, on the left, what it described as an “explosion of joy” at a New Popular Front election event in Paris. On the right, National Rally supporters at a nearby party appeared to be simply stunned.
The policies put forth by Mélenchon will likely be costly for business: a lowering of the retirement age (Macron raised it from 62 to 64 in 2023) and extra spending on social welfare, environmental protection,
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday decided to keep his Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in office after parliamentary elections in which the government's political camp lost its role as the strongest party to the left in a hung parliament.
France’s election results, in which a coalition of left-wing and centrist parties staved off the insurgent rise of the far right, are being celebrated around the world—from politicians, like U.S. Sen.
French President Emmanuel Macron rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal Monday, in the wake of a chaotic election result that left neither left, right, nor center with a majority in the National Assembly.
France's parliament is split among far-left, center and far-right, as no single political faction came close to the majority needed to form a government.
French stocks gained, reversing early declines, as investors treated the election outcome as the “least bad” scenario after a surprise victory for the left produced a divided parliament with no clear majority.
The far-right National Rally were beaten into third place on Sunday after winning France's first round of parliamentary voting.
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,
French President Emmanual Macron refused the resignation Monday of the country’s prime minister, asking him on Monday to remain temporarily as the head of the government after chaotic election results left the government in limbo.
Footage of disappointed French far-right supporters has gone viral after exit polls showed they were pushed to third place in the election.
By Harry Robertson, Alun John and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -French shares and bond prices turned higher in early trading on Monday after initial falls as investors digested elections which left France facing a hung parliament and the prospect of taxing negotiations to form a government.
A coalition of leftist parties, the New Popular Front, scored a come-from-behind victory in the French parliamentary elections.
A left-wing coalition has won the most seats in France's second round of legislative elections, dealing a blow to the far-right which had hoped to build on gains in the first round of the ballot. No one got an absolute majority in the 577-seat National Assembly,
Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally fails to take power while no party wins absolute majority; PM Gabriel Attal offers resignation
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. All the hand-wringing about a far-right victory in France looks to have been premature, with polls suggesting the leftist New Popular Front alliance gained the most seats,