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"The French are exasperated by this bad movie," said Carole Delga, a French lawmaker from a left-wing party who some in French political circles consider to be a potential candidate for the ...
A coalition of the French left won the most seats in high-stakes legislative elections Sunday, according to near-final results, beating back a far-right surge but failing to win a majority. The ...
501 seats in the French National Assembly are up for grabs in today’s runoff, after 76 candidates won their seats outright in the first round. RN and its allies won 38 of those seats, the most ...
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government Monday, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote prompted by fighting over the country's budget.
PARIS (Reuters) -New French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Friday he faced a "Himalaya" of a challenge to tackle France's deficit, with opponents' lukewarm reactions to his appointment ...
2023 French immigration & asylum bill; Poor polling figures ahead of the 2024 European Parliament election; Scandals affecting ministers; Motive: Pressure the government to ditch the immigration bill; Pressure President Macron to replace Borne with a new PM; Participants: Ensemble coalition MPs and ministers: Outcome: Government revolt
On 9 June 2024, the National Rally party headed by Jordan Bardella, obtained 31.36% of the votes in the European parliamentary elections, causing French President Emmanuel Macron to dissolve the National Assembly and call for new legislative elections in two rounds on 30 June and 7 July 2024, to elect the 577 members of the 17th National Assembly of the Fifth French Republic.
The politics of France take place within the framework of a semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the French Fifth Republic. The nation declares itself to be an "indivisible, secular , democratic , and social Republic ". [ 1 ]