Frances

France’s government spokesperson is attacked on the campaign trail, days before decisive election
PARIS (AP) — Just days before a high-stakes legislative election, French government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot was attacked on the campaign trail, officials said Thursday.Thevenot, a candidate for the Macron-led...
Macron’s Rivals Say They’ll Fix France’s Economy, but Economists Are Skeptical
One of the messages that helped propel the far-right National Rally to the brink of power in France’s parliamentary elections on Sunday — a once-unthinkable shift — is a...
The Latest | Polls are open in France’s early legislative election
France is holding the first round of an early parliamentary election on Sunday that could bring the country's first far-right government since Nazi occupation during World War II.The second...
France’s exceptionally high-stakes election has begun. The far right leads polls
PARIS (AP) — French voters around the world are casting ballots Sunday in the first round of an exceptional parliamentary election that could put France’s government in the hands...
France’s interior minister warns of potential unrest after elections
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin warned on Friday of potential unrest in France following the upcoming parliamentary elections."On the evening of the first round and no doubt on the...
France’s National Rally Confirms Lead in Snap Election Polls
(Bloomberg) -- France’s National Rally consolidated its lead in opinion polls taken a little over a week before the country’s snap election, with one projection showing the far-right party...
Candidates race into France’s snap legislative poll but one convicted for spousal assault withdraws
PARIS (AP) — Candidates were racing to register before a Sunday evening deadline in snap parliamentary elections that are redrawing France's political landscape, with a left-wing alliance newly formed...
France’s SNCF to offer high-speed passenger links in Italy
French national rail operator SNCF said Wednesday it planned to offer high-speed passenger services in neighbouring Italy from 2026, competing with rival Trenitalia on its home turf."Italy is a...
France’s National Rally plans to woo other right-wingers
Following its win in the European elections, France's right-wing populist National Rally (RN) wants to woo other right-wingers, including from the far-right Reconquest party, for the snap parliamentary elections...
France’s Le Pen: ‘We are ready to exercise power’
Right-wing populist Marine Le Pen has expressed a readiness to take power in France, in view of the snap elections triggered by the National Rally's overwhelming victory in Sunday's...
France’s controversial CNews becomes top news channel
CNews, regularly accused of fostering far-right views, became France's number one news channel for the first time last month, according to figures published on Monday.Often described as France's answer...