France’s far-right and far-left are uniting against Emmanuel Macron
Just months into his second term, the French president is scrambling to pass his agenda without a majority in parliament.
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Does the French left have a future?
Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s left-wing alliance Nupes could continue to disrupt French politics – if it doesn't collapse first.
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Can Marine Le Pen wield power?
Her far-right party is as influential as ever but questions remain about whether the RN is credible.
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Will Emmanuel Macron finally turn green rhetoric into radical action?
The French president is making ambitious climate claims. But will his poor track record improve in his second term?
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The remorseless rise of France’s far right
Marine Le Pen’s 42 per cent vote share is a dramatic increase on the 18 per cent won by her…
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Le Pen’s popularity proves the EU is no liberal paradise
In the UK, no far-right party would win anything like 41 per cent of the vote.
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Exclusive polling: Emmanuel Macron strengthens his position after the first round of the French election
A YouGov and Datapraxis poll shows a swing towards the president as France readies for his showdown against Marine Le…
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Why Marine Le Pen’s nationalism would be disastrous for climate action
The election of the far-right candidate would likely derail Europe’s net zero ambitions.
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At Macron’s election night there is relief and trepidation about the task ahead
Despite doing better than expected in the first round, there is a realisation that the run-off campaign could go either…
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The possibility of a Marine Le Pen victory in France is a boost for Vladimir Putin
Russia is losing on the battlefield, but elsewhere events are moving in its president's favour.
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How the centre-left and centre-right in France collapsed
The Socialists and Republicans, the two traditional governing parties, have suffered their worst election results in history.
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Five takeaways from the first round of the French presidential election
Left-wing voters who backed Jean-Luc Mélenchon will be critical to the final result.
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Will left-wing voter apathy in France hand Marine Le Pen electoral victory?
Voters on the left have been ground down enough to think that a Le Pen presidency would “shake things up”.
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Exclusive polling: Marine Le Pen on 49 per cent of the vote for French president
The far-right leader is closer than she has ever been to power, a YouGov and Datapraxis poll shows.
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Could Marine Le Pen really win the French presidency?
The far-right leader’s longstanding strategy of pushing left on economic issues appears a wise choice amid a cost-of-living crisis.
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Macron could face left-winger in run-off as French voters turn focus to presidential election
If enough left-wing supporters vote tactically for Jean-Luc Mélenchon, he may be able to squeak through to the second round.
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Who will win the French presidential election?
Will Emmanuel Macron hold on? The latest from the New Statesman’s poll tracker.
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French mayors fear to back extreme candidates for president
Collecting 500 signatures should be little more than a formality, but not for Éric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen.
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Can anything save the French left?
The “Popular Primary” aims to pick a single left-wing candidate for president – whether they want it or not.
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Could Valérie Pécresse be France’s first female president?
The woman who styles herself as “two-thirds Merkel, one-third Thatcher” could pose a serious threat to Macron's chances of re-election.
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