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Voting has begun in France in pivotal runoff elections that could hand an historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally - or produce a hung parliament and potentially months of political deadlock. The first round of voting on June 30th saw the largest gains ever for the National Rally. The result of Sunday’s vote will ultimately determine which party controls the National Assembly and who will be prime minister. If support is further eroded for Macron’s weak centrist majority, he will be forced to share power with parties opposed to most of his pro-business, pro-European Union p...
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Thousands gathered on Wednesday in Paris to protest the results of the first round of the French legislative elections after the far-right National Rally party secured the most votes. Multiple unions, independent media and citizens' organisations were behind the demonstration calling on voters to block the rise of the far right for the second round of the elections scheduled for Sunday. Many present fear a far-right victory could curtail civil liberties due to the National Rally’s history of xenophobia and antisemitism. "If tomorrow the far right wins, I don't know what will become of my fello...
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European far-right parties have used artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images to support political messaging, two new reports have found, but it is difficult to assess how those images may have impacted the recent French and European elections. Non-profit organisation AI Forensics went through the social media pages of 31 French political parties to determine whether they could spot generative AI (genAI) content from May 1 to June 28, during the EU elections and the first round of France’s legislative campaign. They then put those images through AI-related search engines to verify that an...
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With only a couple of days to go before the second round of the French parliamentary elections scheduled for 7 July, the National Rally’s opponents are scrambling to keep the far-right from obtaining an absolute majority in the National Assembly. To do this, the left-wing coalition known as the New Popular Front (NFP) said it would withdraw its candidates in districts where they finished third to support other stronger candidates opposed to the National Rally (RN). This tactic, known as the Front Républicain (the Republican Front), worked in the past when the far right was considered a politic...
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National Rally, the far-right party led by Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, surged to first place in the first round of legislative elections on Sunday, according to a projection produced by Ipsos Talan. The National Rally gained 33.2% of votes cast, according to the estimated poll, a slight decrease on opinion polls last week which put the party and its allies at 36%. If confirmed, that would represent a significant success for Le Pen’s party, formerly called the National Front. For the first time, the party has come top in a first-round legislative election, with support doubling since 202...
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French President Emmanuel Macron, who called the snap elections on June 9 after his party's defeat in the European elections, saw his centrist coalition suffer yet another humiliating defeat this Sunday. His alliance came in third with 20.7% of votes, while the alliance of left-wing parties, the New Popular Front, obtained 28.1%. The far-right National Rally scored 33.5% and almost doubled its result compared to the last legislative elections in 2022. What do these results mean for the presidential camp?When French President Emmanuel Macron called for snap elections, he promised "a time of ess...
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Marine Le Pen, the prominent leader of the French far-right National Rally (RN) party, has announced that she has been re-elected in the first round of the parliamentary election in her stronghold constituency of Hénin-Beaumont. According to initial results, the three-time presidential candidate won with over 58% of the vote, against nearly 26% for New Popular Front candidate Samira Laala. In a speech following her victory, Le Pen emphasized the importance of the upcoming second round. "Nothing is certain: the second round is decisive. In order to give Jordan Bardella an absolute majority in t...
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France is heading to the polls for the first round of snap legislative elections today (30 June), to elect 577 representatives of the National Assembly. French President Emmanuel Macron stirred up a political storm following his poor performance in European elections on 9 June, in which the far-right National Rally came top. A shift towards the right could lead to a period of “cohabitation” in domestic politics, with the centrist President Macron forced to work alongside a far-right Prime Minister. The results of the first round are expected at 8 pm. Follow our live updates here until early in...
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Although the far-right won a large majority in rural France in the European elections on 9 June, French farmers are not its strongest supporters. And while some are tempted to vote for the National Rally (RN) in the upcoming snap legislative elections, others doubt its ability to work for them and their interests. European subsidies, though criticised, are essential to their survival. At the entrance to Braslou, a village of 315 inhabitants in southern Touraine, central France, the street sign with the commune's name is still upside down. It's been like that ever since the farmers' anger set t...
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French voters' opinion of Emmanuel Macron has only fallen further since he called for snap elections this month, with some criticising him as narcissistic and disconnected. "The rejection of the president of the Republic has never been so large," said Alain Duhamel, a journalist and political essayist. He is also the author of a recent book on the French president. Macron's decision to dissolve the National Assembly and call for legislative elections on 30 June and 7 July "symbolises and reinforces this rejection," said Duhamel. Voters' falling out with Macron was further highlighted by the lo...
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