France, Parliamentary Elections and Le Pen
France's allies relieved by Le Pen loss but wonder what's next
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.
French Leftist Coalition Prevails Over Le Pen’s Far Right in Election Shock
The New Popular Front won the biggest share of the National Assembly but fell far short of a majority, raising the specter of a hung parliament.
France Elections | Why Did Marine Le Pen's Right-Wing Party Lose? Here Are Three Key Reasons
Despite initially leading in polls and projecting confidence, Marine Le Pen's National Rally faced unexpected defeat in the 2024 French parliamentary elections, finishing third behind President Macron's centrist bloc and an ultra-left coalition.
French voters deliver a win for the left, a blow for Le Pen and a hung parliament
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,
French Left Pulls Off Surprise Win to Stymie Le Pen
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France election 2024 live: political deadlock looms after leftwing alliance wins most seats
Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally fails to take power while no party wins absolute majority; PM Gabriel Attal offers resignation
Left leads French election, Le Pen's far right party third-placed
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,
Le Pen, Salvini to Join Orban’s New Far-Right EU Alliance
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s nascent European Union alliance got a boost of influence Monday, with two major far—right parties — led by France’s Marine Le Pen and Italy’s Matteo Salvini — agreed to join it.
France faces an uncertain future after Le Pen's defeat in a divided parliament
Marine Le Pen was defeated, but that doesn't mean the situation in France has stabilized. The country faces the risk of ungovernability. The markets have already reacted to the election results. The value of the euro has decreased,
'Rigged' French election claims ridiculed after Le Pen's far-right lose to left-wing alliance
Baseless claims that an election is “rigged” because it didn’t go a certain way has long been a tactic of the right and far-right (from former US president Donald Trump to ex-Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro) and the French election has seen the same happen again,
France Elections 2024: Left-wing surprises all; blow for Le Pen as country faces hung parliament
France on Monday was faced with a difficult battle to form a new government after parliamentary elections, called by President Emmanuel Macron to reshape the political landscape, failed to open a clear path towards a majority.
Marine Le Pen teams up with Italian far right in Viktor Orbán’s new EU group
Rassemblement National and League join ‘Patriots for Europe’, set to become European parliament’s third-largest faction ...
How it all went wrong for Le Pen’s National Rally
The champagne had been laid out along with the “petits fours” and Marine Le Pen’s troops were in buoyant mood at National ...
Israeli Minister touts Marine Le Pen as 'excellent' option for French president: 'with 10 exclamation marks'
Antisemitism and immigration have taken sharp focus in the French election, carrying over from the European elections last ...
Le Pen's And Orban's Far-right Groups Unite In EU Parliament
Marine Le Pen's far-right party was poised Monday to strike an alliance with that of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the EU parliament, a day after being dealt a surprise defeat in French ...
‘It’s not about origin’: Marine Le Pen defends controversial ‘National Preference’ policy
French politician Marine Le Pen talks to Christiane Amanpour about the controversial “National Preference” policy her ...
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Le Pen and Orban far-right groups unite in EU parliament
Marine Le Pen's party on Monday teamed up with the camp of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to launch a new far-right ...
Who is Marine Tondelier? Meet the Green leader who inspired France to vote against the far-right
As a veteran campaigner against the far-right, Tondelier has been a key player in the creation of the left-wing coalition ...
Le Pen vows to prevent troop placement to Ukraine
Marine Le Pen, leader of France's National Rally (RN) party, has pledged to prevent any potential deployment of French <a ...