An unprecedented number of candidates who qualified for round two have stepped aside to favor the candidate most likely to win against a National Rally opponent.
A woman casts her ballot in the second round of the legislative elections, Sunday, July 7, 2024 in Rennes, western France. (AP Photo/Jeremias Gonzalez) 下午7:44 GMT+8 Candidates made hurried deals to try to stop far-right National Rally from leading government By BARBARA SURK, DIANE ...
But RN's opponents and critics warn France is on the brink of a political catastrophe if an overtly anti-immigration, nationalist and euroskeptic party wins a majority in this snap electioncalled by Macronafter his party lost heavily against the hard-right in European Parliament el...
In 2009, the party took less than 15% of the national vote in the European elections; it was riven with strife between modernisers, reformers and traditionalists, as looking not just for a leader to pull it out of the doldrums, but also a convincing political strategy that will appeal ...
He now has to help Barnier submit France's 2025 budget draft bill to the National Assembly while trying to keep France's debt under control as mandated by the European Union. However, the list of members of the new government lacks candidates from the left-wing and far-ring wing parties,...
PARIS, June 30 (Xinhua) -- The first round of France's snap legislative elections kicks off Sunday in Metropolitan France for voters to elect 577 members for the National Assembly out of over 4,000 candidates. Polling booths are open for the 49.5 million registered voters from 8 a.m. to...
Make no mistake, a month ago, none of this was predicted. Sure, everyone knew that the Renaissance party of President Emmanuel Macron was likely to suffer a bloody nose during the European elections. The RN, powered by disaffection with Macron and the populist, ant...
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said…ensuring that the richest paid their fair share would mobilize funds… She said IMF research…also estimated that setting a minimum floor for carbon pricing could boost revenue by $1.4 trillion a year. …Gabriel Zucman, director of the European Tax Observatory,...
Voting papers at a polling station during the first round of legislative elections in Henin-Beaumont, France, on Sunday, June 30, 2024.Cyril Marcilhacy/Bloomberg via Getty Images In the past, such maneuvers helped keep far-right candidates from power. But support for Le Pen's party has sprea...
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