France's election result looks set to produce a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance in the lead but without an absolute majority. Below, we look at what happened in the election and what it means for the weeks and months ahead. What happened in Sunday's second round vote? The ...
It is also not accustomed to the notion of a caretaker government that handles the day-to-day business of running the country until there is a political breakthrough, as has happened in Belgium. The far right has made inroads into all segments of the population National Rally’s ...
People gather at the Republique plaza after the second round of the legislative election, Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Paris. Surprise polling projections in France say a leftist coalition that came together to try to keep the far right from power has won the most parlia...
The first round of France’s presidential election is a confirmation that the lid of a political and economic pressure cooker has come off. While it wasn’t immigration or political identity on the minds of the French voter, the results should send shockwaves through the political establishment,...
In challenging this quotation, then, I seek to achieve a challenge to the liberalism of the revolution and an explanation and description of its so-called “blowing off course.”What exactly was “what happened in France”? Was revolution “blown off course” in...
The result means that Emmanuel Macron will lead France for a second term as president. Macron will be the first French president to be re-elected in 20 years. However, due to recent domestic and international affairs, Le Pen’s National Rally received a lot more support this election. ...
France held its first round of the year's Presidential election. Emmanuel Macron and Marine LePen advanced as candidates, with Macron eventually taking the lead and being voted in as President of the country. As of the time of writing, he remains President of France, though has proven controv...
“France needs a clear majority in serenity and harmony. To be French, at heart, is about choosing to write history, not being driven by it,” Macron said. What is the point of triggering a national-level election shortly after losing an election? Why not use the rema...
The most salient fact regarding the presidential election happened in the first round. Government and media tried hard to demonize the left and more particularly France Insoumise (LFI). The latter having become a group of “far-left anarchists”, the choice for voters seemed reduced to just two...