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.
ByJean-Luc Melenchon
Emmanuel Macron falls to earth
For the first time in 20 years, a French president will not have a parliamentary majority.
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France’s Jupiter may be about to discover a culture of compromise
Emmanuel Macron’s party cannot be sure of the parliamentary majority presidents usually take for granted.
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Exclusive polling: leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon ahead in French legislative race
An alliance of the left could deny Emmanuel Macron a parliamentary majority.
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Headache for Emmanuel Macron as support for the French left surges
As the parliamentary elections loom, 64 per cent of voters say they want to see the president forced into a…
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Could Emmanuel Macron be forced to appoint Jean-Luc Mélenchon as prime minister?
An electoral pact between the main parties of the left aims to win a parliamentary majority in June's elections.
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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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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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