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France's outgoing PM Lecornu rules out parliament dissolution amid deepeni
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Caretaker French PM Sebastien Lecornu ruled out dissolving parliament after coalition talks to pass an austerity budget amid France's political crisis. As opposition leaders, including Marine Le Pen, call for President Macron's resignation, Al Jazeera reported that Lecornu plans to presen
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France: National Rally leader Le Pen found guilty of embezzlement
Updated : 12 months ago IST
A French court has found National Rally leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling European Union funds, Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
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France: New PM Barnier signals rightward tilt, vows harder stance on immig
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Barnier said on Friday that his government, which lacks a clear majority in a hung lower house of parliament, will include conservatives as well as members of Macron's camp.
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French President slams Israel minister for supporting far-right leader
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Chilkli said the leader of the National Rally party would be "excellent for Israel"
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France Prez Macron rejects PM Attal's resignation; Left coalition head say
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Results from the elections showed New Popular Front emerging winner with 182 seats making it the largest group but well short of the 289 required for an absolute majority. Macron's Ensemble alliance won 163 seats and took second place while Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally and its al
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Violence erupts in France as left-wing coalition leads snap election
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced his resignation as a far-left political alliance unexpectedly surged ahead in the snap elections.
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French President Macron will 'wait' to make decision about new govt
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The projections indicate that the left-wing coalition New Popular Front has secured a lead over Marine Le Pen's National Rally.
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France: Voting begins for second round of snap parliamentary election
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
In the outgoing parliament, French President Macron's alliance had only 250 seats and he required support from other parties to pass laws.
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French President Macron likely to lose big as far-right Marine Le Pen lead
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
France's Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) party has taken the lead in the first round of French parliamentary elections, leaving President Emmanuel Macron's party falling to the third place, according to the initial projections, reported CNN.
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France votes in first round of snap parliamentary elections
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
The outcome may determine whether Macron's centrist coalition retains power or if France faces a period of political cohabitation with the far-right National Rally (RN), led by Marine Le Pen.
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Macron warns of 'civil war' threat if far left or far right wins in snap e
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Macron criticised the far-right's approach to insecurity, arguing that it "reduces people to their religion or their origin" and therefore "pushes people towards civil war," in an interview with the podcast "Generation Do It Yourself."
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European far-right leaders congratulate Geert Wilders' party leading Dutch
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Dutch far-right leader, Geert Wilders is doing increasingly well in the Dutch exit poll setting him on course to win big in the Netherlands elections, leaders from across Europe are congratulating the PPV (Freedom Party) leader.
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