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High turnout of 59% at 5pm in the French legislative election

With three hours of voting remaining turnout at 5pm on Sunday in the first round of the French legislative elections stood at 59.39%.

World News

Far-right leads in latest poll ahead of France's legislative elections

At least 289 seats are needed for a parliamentary majority, and National Rally is predicted to get between 260 and 295 seats.

Europe News

How did Macron’s centrist movement alter French politics?

The French president has sold his party as a centrist force against extremism, but now he faces an uncertain election, and his strategy of pitting his presidential coalition against two extremes may no longer work with voters.

Europe News

In rural France, far-right alliance seeks to expand its voter base

Some members of the right-wing party Les Républicains have joined the far-right, which has created a broader base of support across France. For some, it shows there is weaker support to block the far-right from government.

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Europe News

No French boots on the ground in Ukraine, Bardella says

In the run-up to the first round of French elections on Sunday, opponents of Emmanuel Macron slammed him in a televised debate over his comment on not ruling out putting French troops on the ground in Ukraine.

Europe News

Vox backs Le Pen as Spain keeps an eye on French elections

In the run-up to the first round of French elections on Sunday, Spain's premier far-right party is hoping for a result that will amplify its own message.

Europe News

French President Macron claims 'extremes' could lead 'to civil war'

Five days before the snap elections in France, the far-right National Rally (RN) leads the polls on 36%, followed by the left-wing coalition New Popular Front (27%). French President Macron's party is trailing, polling at 20%. Follow our live blog below.

France

French vote: Is France headed to a minority government?

According to recent polls, the far-right National Rally and its allies lead in the projections but don't have the absolute majority needed to form a government.

Europe News

German Chancellor Scholz 'concerned' about far-right win in France

The right-wing populists around Marine Le Pen are currently on the rise in France and have the highest approval ratings in the polls.

Europe Decoded

How does the European Parliament group shuffle work? Five golden rules

As the European People's Party kicks off the group constitution season today, Euronews considers some ground rules European party leaders should follow for canny group forming.

Europe News

Reintegrating AfD into ID is not on the agenda, says French MEP

Members of Identity and Democracy group are considering forming a "supergroup" with the European Conservatives and Reformists, aiming to elevate the far-right to the second-largest force in the EU Parliament.

Radio Schuman

What's Le Pen planning for the EU Commission and Parliament?

The French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally) will be the biggest national delegations at the European Parliament, together with the German Christian Democrats (CDU).

Europe News

Le Pen, Wilders and allies in Brussels to discuss uniting EU far right

Far-right leaders are expected to broach the possible re-configuration of the right wing in the European Parliament.

Europe Decoded

Euroviews. The far right will probably fall short in French legislative elections

This is one heck of a chess move by President Macron. Whether it succeeds or not, it will make history. But it is a much more calculated move than it seems, Pierre-Alexandre Balland writes.

Europe News

'No to the spirit of defeat', Macron urges moderate voters

The French president, who has three years left of his second term, also dismissed what he said were "absurd" rumours about his possible resignation if the far-right National Rally of Marine Le Pen wins in the legislative election scheduled for 30 June and 7 July.

Europe News

Fury among MEPs as French conservative leader opens to far right

Éric Ciotti's surprise move fuels fear that Europe's mainstream right is dismantling the firewall that has kept the far right in check.

France

French centre-right leader Ciotti calls for pact with far right

Eric Ciotti, the leader of French moderate conservatives Les Republicains, is seeking to save his party from a likely painful defeat in the 30 June and 7 July snap French parliamentary elections. Yet, his decision might split it in half.

Europe News

Bardella will be PM if far right wins French election, Le Pen says

On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced he would dissolve the National Assembly and call for a snap election in the wake of disastrous results for his centrist Renaissance party in the European parliamentary elections.

Radio Schuman

Macron responds to election defeat with snap election

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France: Le Pen's far-right party makes historic gains in EU elections

The National Rally party gained 31.5% of support in France according to exit polls on Sunday, becoming the first French party to receive more than 30% of votes in European elections since 1984.