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World Jul 09
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Sunday's vote left no faction even close to the majority needed to form a government, raising the risk of paralysis for the European Union’s second-largest economy.
By Sylvie Corbet, Nicolas Garriga, Associated Press
World Jul 08
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French voters split the legislature on the left, center and far-right, leaving no faction even close to the majority needed to form a government.
By Sylvie Corbet, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press
World Jul 07
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Voting was underway in France on 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 — or produce a hung parliament and political deadlock.
By Barbara Surk, Helena Alves, Associated Press
World Jul 05
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz and many Germans fear if the nationalist French party is able to form a government, it would no longer support the close relationship with Germany that was carefully built over decades since the end of World War…
By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press
Jul 04
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By Diane Jeantet, Associated Press
French government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot, was assaulted by a group of people on Wednesday evening while putting up election posters near Paris. Several candidates have reported being attacked on the campaign trail…
Jul 02
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By Barbara Surk, Diane Jeantet, Associated Press
French opposition parties are making hurried deals to try to block a landslide victory for Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally in Sunday’s second round of legislative elections.
Jul 01
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By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Teresa Cebrián Aranda, Zeba Warsi
France is closer than ever in its modern history to being governed by the far-right. Parliamentary elections are the country’s most consequential in decades and will have implications across Europe and for the United States. Nick Schifrin discussed the first…
Jul 01
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By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press
If the National Rally or another political force than his centrist alliance gets a majority, President Emmanuel Macron will be forced to appoint a prime minister belonging to that new majority.
Jun 30
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By Barbara Surk, Helena Alves, Associated Press
Turnout stood at an unusually high 59 percent with three hours to go before polls close. The two-round elections that wrap up July 7 could impact European financial markets, Western support for Ukraine and the management of France’s nuclear arsenal and global military…
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