French PM Attal casts vote in pivotal runoff election that could propel the far-right to power 6 of 25| People gather at the Republique plaza after the second round of the legislative election, Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte) ...
A leftist coalition, the New Popular Front, has won the most seats in the 2024 French legislative election, beating back a far-right surge but failing to win a majority.
Head of French left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI) Jean-Luc Melenchon (C) attends an event after the second round of France's legislative election in Paris, France, July 7, 2024.The left-wing parties' alliance, the New Popular Front (NFP), wins the 2nd round of France's legislat...
The snap election has thrown the country's political polarization into sharp relief as polls ahead of the final round of voting on Sunday imply a deeply divided nation. The first round of the election resulted in the far-right RN winning 33% of the vote, with the leftwing New...
Just like Herve, more than 2.3 million French have mandated their friends or families to vote by proxy in this crucial election. Physical attacks targeting 51 candidates were registered during the campaign period before the second round, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Friday, adding...
election results: 2022: Emmanuel MACRON reelected in second round; percent of vote in first round - Emmanuel MACRON (LREM) 27.8%, Marine LE PEN (RN) 23.2%, Jean-Luc MELENCHON (LFI) 22%, Eric ZEMMOUR (Reconquête) 7.1%, Valerie PECRESSE (LR) 4.8%, Yannick JADOT (EELV) 4.6%, other...
July 8th 2024, Updated French general election - second round results. Sunday 7th September. French voters reject the far right Final result: the National Rally has been trounced as French voters turned out en masse to reject the far right. The official result is: New Popular Front (left...
Founder of left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI) Jean-Luc Melenchon reacts during the election night of left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI) following the first results of the second round of France's legislative election at La Rotonde Stalingrad in Paris on July 7, 2024. ...
President Emmanuel Macron called France’s snap parliamentary election to “clarify” the political situation. But after the shock second-round results, the waters are more muddied than they have been in decades. While a surge in support for the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP)...
the father of Marine and decades-long leader of the National Front – unexpectedly defeated the Socialist candidate Lionel Jospin in the 2002 presidential election, the Socialists swung their weight behind the center-right candidate Jacques Chirac, delivering him a landslide in the second-round ...