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At just 28 years old, Jordan Bardella has helped make the far-right National Rally the strongest political force in France
"There's one bloc in a position to win an absolute majority, and that's the far right," Mr Attal told French radio. Many French voters would not enjoy using their vote to block RN, he said, but "I consider it's our responsibility to do it".
Opponents of France's National Rally (RN) stepped up their bid to block the far-right party from power on Tuesday as more candidates said they would bow out of this weekend's run-off election to avoid splitting the anti-RN vote.
By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -Opponents of France's National Rally (RN) stepped up their bid to block the far-right party from power on Tuesday as more candidates agreed to pull out of this weekend's run-off election to avoid splitting the anti-RN vote.
As French citizens get set to vote in runoff parliamentary elections on Sunday, hundreds of contenders have bowed out in an effort to block the far right from the gates of power.
Officials from Marine Le Pen’s movement are in advanced talks with other far-right groups in the European Parliament that could see her party abandon its current political family to join forces with Hungary’s Viktor Orban.
By Sruthi Shankar and Jesus Calero (Reuters) -European stocks fell to two-week lows on Tuesday as the relief rally in French shares following the first round of parliamentary elections faded, while data pointed to elevated services inflation in the euro zone.
Far-right politician says National Rally wants a majority in the national assembly and cannot accept a part in a government in which it cannot act
Continue reading In more than half of constituencies – around 300 – three candidates qualified from the first round of voting (nearly everywhere else it was just two). If in these constituencies one of the two non-RN runners stands aside,
Denise Rollet says she faces no good options in France's run-off legislative vote in the coming days. The 80-year-old former teacher from Crepy-en-Valois, a small, middle-class town northeast of Paris,
The euro’s rebound after the first round of France’s legislative elections masks lingering pessimism over the currency’s outlook ahead of the second vote.
Ahead of this weekend’s runoff election, France’s leftist alliance wants to recast itself as the primary competition to the rising far right.
European stocks dipped on Tuesday, reversing some of the previous day's relief rally, while the U.S. dollar hit a near 38-year high versus the Japanese yen as the possibility of a second Donald Trump presidency left Treasury yields elevated.
French stocks and the euro rallied Monday after results from the first round of elections suggested the far right will inflict a heavy defeat on President Emmanual Macron but fall short of winning an outright majority in parliament.
France's fiercely anti-immigration National Rally and its opponents are scrambling to capitalize on a first round of voting.
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -Opponents of France's far right sought to build a united front to block the path to government of Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) on Monday, after the party made historic gains to win the first round of a parliamentary election.
RN leader Jordan Bardella, who hopes to be France's next PM, appealed to voters to make a choice between a left-wing alliance he called "an existential threat to the French nation" and a party of patriots ready to leap into action.
U.S. stocks are drifting Monday after the French market rallied, as elections continue to drive swings in financial markets worldwide. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in afternoon trading as it kicked off a shortened,
By Yoruk Bahceli and Samuel Indyk (Reuters) -Investors are sceptical that the relief rally after France's first-round parliamentary election can last, wary that the outlook for the country's creaking public finances will remain in focus with several political hurdles ahead.
Marine Le Pen’s rivals pulled candidates out of 223 French election runoffs to be held on Sunday to avoid splitting the vote against her far-right National Rally party, making it more difficult for her to get an absolute majority in the legislature.
A leftist alliance and the party of President Emmanuel Macron withdrew almost all their third-place candidates in an attempt to impede Marine Le Pen’s party.
Global stocks edged higher in choppy trading on Monday, while U.S. Treasury yields rose following France's historic elections and ahead of a string of economic data this week that could provide clues on the likelihood of Federal Reserve interest rate cut.
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is trying to outmaneuver rivals who are attempting to keep the far-right out of power in the final round of legislative elections on Sunday. President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist group and a left-wing alliance are racing to pull out candidates to shut the National Rally out.
French opposition parties are making hurried deals to try to block a landslide victory for Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally.
The U.S. dollar surged to a fresh 38-year peak against the yen on Monday, as Treasury yields on the long end rose sharply, keeping investors on heightened alert for intervention from Japanese authorities to bolster the country's currency.
French candidates make hurried deals to try to stop far-right National Rally from leading government
French opposition parties made hurried deals Tuesday to try to block a landslide victory for Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally in Sunday's second round of legislative elections, as she said her party would lead the government only if it wins an absolute majority — or close to it.
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is trying to outmaneuver rivals that are pulling out well-worn tricks to keep the far-right out of power in the final round of legislative elections on Sunday.
By Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) -Exit polls after Sunday's first round of the snap parliamentary election in France showed the far-right National Rally winning Sunday's first round, but the final result will depend on days of horsetrading before the July 7 run-off.
French voters on Sunday face a choice as stark as the UK’s EU referendum: deciding whether they want to be governed by the far right, a leading centre-left politician has warned. Raphaël Glucksmann, a rising star in the left-wing Nouveau Front Populaire alliance (NFP) that came second in last week’s first round of snap elections,
El presidente de la Agrupación Nacional sólo tomará el mando del próximo gobierno de Francia si el partido obtiene una mayoría absoluta el domingo en la segunda ronda de elecciones legislativas, según dijo el martes la destacada líder de ultraderecha Marine Le Pen.
Here's how the second round of France's parliamentary election on July 7 will work and the possible scenarios after official results showed Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party had won Sunday's first round.
French left and centrists pull candidates from run-off vote in attempt to block far right on linkedin (opens in a new window)
The right-wing, Marine Le Pen-led National Rally is closer than ever to control of France's government, and looking to make the most out of its first-round electoral dominance.
Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party scored historic gains to win the first round of France's parliamentary election on Sunday, exit polls showed, but the final result will depend on days of horsetrading before next week's run-off.
France’s fiercely anti-immigration National Rally and opponents of the far-right party are scrambling to capitalize on a first round of voting in high-stakes surprise legislative elections. The official results of Sunday’s election showed that round one produced two likely
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts, yields jump and Paris stocks soar as elections drive markets
U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed close, and yields jumped as elections drive swings in financial markets worldwide
By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Banking shares led a surge in French stocks and the premium investors demand for holding the country's bonds plunged on Monday following a far-right win in Sunday's first round of voting that somewhat eased investors' uncertainty.
The far-right National Rally won big in the first round of voting. Just how big will not be clear until after runoffs are held on July 7.
The first round of France’s parliamentary election, hurriedly called last month by President Emmanuel Macron, has revealed a nation in political flux. Marine Le Pen’s far right Rassemblement National soared to new heights,
Dreyfuss LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The euro climbed on Monday after a convincing and historic win by the French far right in the first round of parliamentary elections fell slightly short of some expectations,
Squeezed by the far-right National Rally party and the left, President Emmanuel Macron faces a country that may prove ungovernable.
After France’s far-right National Rally surged into the lead in the first round of legislative elections, some European neighbors on Monday cast a wary eye on the latest country to veer to the right on the continent.
Global stocks edged higher while U.S. Treasury yields dipped on Tuesday as markets weighed data showing a persistently tight labor market, and prospects of interest rate cuts after comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
The ruling centrists and the country’s left were scrambling to thwart the National Rally in the decisive second round and prevent France’s first far-right government since the Nazi occupation in World War II.