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Who is Jean-Luc Melenchon, the hard left-leader dubbed 'France's Jeremy Corbyn'?
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoJean-Luc Melenchon has been labelled a firebrand, the most divisive figure in French politics and...
French Socialist Faure wants to be PM after election
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 18 hours agoMathilde Panot (C) and her colleagues were in buoyant mood after their election success [BERTRAND GUAY/AFP] The veteran leader of the radical left France...
Who’s who in France’s left-wing coalition?
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 5 days agoSocialist Party - Olivier Faure Socialist Party Secretary General Olivier Faure - Thomas Padilla/AP Photo Socialist Party leader Olivier
Melenchon, 'divisive' supremo of France's hard-left, poses coalition conundrum
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoFrance's left has a Jean-Luc Mélenchon problem. The towering firebrand of France's hard-left,...
Macron’s Ex-Premier Seeks Center-Right Accord for Government
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance Canada· 4 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- French President Emmanuel Macron’s former prime minister, Edouard Philippe, called...
AP PHOTOS: France celebrates after coalition of leftist parties thwarts far-right's push for power
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoFor the leaders of the leftist New Popular Front coalition that unexpectedly thwarted the...
France ends ugly campaign and draws breath before historic vote
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoThe Popular Front is made up of Socialists, Greens and Communists, but its biggest party is France...
In post-vote turmoil, French left seeks to rule but centrists demand role
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 1 day agoPARIS (Reuters) -Leaders from the left-wing bloc that came first in France's legislative election...
France plunges into uncertainty after vote
The Nation· 1 day agoFrance was faced with an unsettling political vacuum Monday after snap elections called by President Emmanuel Macron to reshape the political landscape...
France’s Le Pen Would Win First-Round President Vote, Poll Shows
Bloomberg via Yahoo Canada News· 24 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- Marine Le Pen would finish in front in the first round of the next French...