Because France has a two-round electoral system with a bar to move on to the second, many Renaissance candidates may not even make it to the final election day. “We’re at a historic moment ...

The president hoped that the far right’s record-high support at the EU level represented a protest vote that would collapse once the future of France ... A national election was less ...

PARIS — After his snap election ... in Paris to protest against the far right. | POLITICO To be able to reach an absolute majority, Le Pen would need to strike a deal with MPs from the conservative ...

As forecast in pre-election polls, the first round of the French legislative ... the alliance consists of the France Unbowed party, the Socialists, the Greens and the Communists. The left-wing ...

but especially in France.” She said Le Pen’s immediate ban on standing for office was tied to “democratic public unrest” that would result from the election of a person convicted of ...

Emmanuel Macron is exploring the possibility of holding another snap parliamentary election after a disastrous ballot last year cost the French president his legislative majority and sent France ...

A four-day election has shaken the foundations of the European Union, with the far right rocking ruling parties in France and Germany, the bloc's traditional driving forces.