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.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, center campaigns with local candidate for the second round of the legislative election Stanislas Guerini, right, Tuesday, July 2, 2024 in Paris. After France’s far-right National Rally surged into the lead in the first round of legislative elections,...
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 Ne...
According to several pre-election polls, the National Rally should lead the first round. Provisional results are expected from 8 p.m. local time (1800 GMT).■ French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron walk out of a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France, June 30...
Europe Published July 6, 2024 9:00am EDT France’s election is a toss-up, but the economy is still facing rough ride France's rising debt levels could reach 112% of GDP by 2027: S&P Report Facebook Twitter Comments Print Email By Simon Constable FOXBusiness video More people were votin...
Voters go to the polls in the second round of the French parliamentary elections © Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters France absorbs election results and Starmer sets off on UK tour on x (opens in a new window) France absorbs election results and Starmer sets off on UK tour on facebook (opens...
Instead, preelection polls suggested that the National Rally is gaining support and has a chance at winning a parliamentary majority. In that scenario, Macron would be expected to name 28-year-old National Rally President Jordan Bardella as prime minister in an awkward power-sharing system known...
The 2024 European elections from June 6-9 saw some 360 million voters head to the polls to elect 720 members of the European Parliament, including 81 MEPs from France. Follow FRANCE 24’s reports, analyses, debates and interviews. View the final results of the elections on our dedicated ...
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. ...
In France, it is not allowed to publish exit polls before voting ends. Official preliminary results will be announced on Sunday night or Monday morning after verification by the interior ministry. If no candidate gains an absolute majority of votes in the first round, a run-off will take ...