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The Lesson From French and British Elections: Incumbents Beware
Financial Post· 18 hours agoFrench voters shocked the world on Sunday by rejecting Marine Le Pen’s efforts to see her far-right...
Why does France have both a president and a prime minister? Left-wing coalition wins the most seats
Evening Standard via Yahoo Canada News· 24 hours agoA left-wing coalition has won the most seats in the France parliamentary, beating Marine Le Pen’s...
Macron's Disastrous Election
Time via Yahoo Canada News· 4 hours agoAn own-goal for the ages In the run up to his first election in 2017, then-candidate Macron emphasized his goal was to weaken an ascendant far-right. By...
Finding a French PM: Who is Jean-Luc Melenchon?
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 23 hours agoA left-wing alliance in France has won the most seats in a dramatic election, dealing a surprise blow to the far-right party of Marine Le Pen< ...
French Parties Scramble For Influence After Inconclusive Vote
International Business Times AU· 4 hours agoFrench parties sought to project strength and gather allies on Tuesday, with the government adrift...
Newly elected French lawmakers enter into talks to see who can form the next government
Toronto Star· 4 hours agoNewly elected lawmakers arrived Tuesday at the National Assembly, France’s lower house of...
Statesman, crusader… gambler: How France’s Macron blew his legacy | CNN
CNN.com· 5 hours agoEmmanuel Macron marched on to the stage in 2017, a boyish spring in his step and a breathless...
France’s former president and other lawmakers start talks to see who can form the next government
Toronto Star· 4 hours agoFormer Socialist President Francois Hollande and other newly elected lawmakers from the leftist...
French parties begin talks on forming government after chaotic election
Stroud News and Journal· 3 hours agoPresident Emmanuel Macron has asked his Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to continue handling day-to-day affairs, less than three weeks before the start of the Paris Olympics. Sunday’s election ...
Surprise win for left alliance in French election
The Week via Yahoo Canada News· 21 hours agoThe left-green New Popular Front took 182 seats in a shock win. Macron's centrist Together alliance won 163 seats, while Marine Le Pen