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Election in France: Initial polls suggest an absolute majority for Le Pen's party is possible
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Election poll in France: Marine Le Pen's party could achieve an absolute majority
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Paid articlePaywall France flies into severe turbulence if Le Pen wins: Whether Marine Le Pen or Jean-Luc Mélenchon - Radical forces are likely to form the government in Paris.
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New elections in France: “Macron wants to bring the Rassemblement National into government”
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Le Pen and Melenchon ahead in 2027 French presidential race, poll shows: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and hard-left rival Jean-Luc Melenchon ...
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Mélenchon presents party manifesto as France social unrest continues: In a post on X, Le Pen, the presidential candidate for the far-right National Rally party ...
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Le Pen keeps Farage hanging over his Paris rendezvous: The two right-wing leaders were meant to meet in October — but the dynamics in both their parties have ...
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Will France's political turmoil pave the way for the far-right in 2027?: As protests and growing disillusionment weaken Macron's political centre ...
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Le Pen, Melenchon head for run-off as France's political divide deepens, poll shows
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Election ban confirmed: Marine Le Pen fails before the Council of State: Because Marine Le Pen has been convicted of embezzlement, France's right-wing populist ...
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Le Pen says she’ll try to bring down any future PM until Macron calls new election
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Key FactsLe Pen presses for snap election amid France’s government crisis
Oct 8, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: politico.eu
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: politico.eu
- Sébastien Lecornu resigned Monday after presenting a new government the previous evening.
- Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella demanded Macron immediately dissolve Parliament while preparing the party for possible snap elections.
- Polling consistently places National Rally at 33 to 34 percent in possible legislative elections, with Macron’s party at roughly half that share.
- An election would pose a personal challenge for Le Pen, who faces a five-year ban after an embezzlement conviction.
I am calling on him to dissolve the National Assembly. We are at the end of the road. The joke is over, the farce has gone on long enough … By irrationally fighting institutions, Emmanuel Macron is putting the country in a terribly complicated situation.— Marine Le Pen; after a meeting with Bardella, urging Macron to dissolve the National Assembly.
Left-wing election victory in France: "Give us hope again": The left is in front - and many French people breathe a sigh of relief. Marine Le Pen's extreme ...
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Key FactsPreliminary result puts France’s left alliance ahead
Jul 7, 2024 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- According to preliminary results, Nouveau Front Populaire won 182 seats, Macron’s alliance 168, and Rassemblement National 143.
- Because no camp secured a majority, possible alliances and support from individual lawmakers are now being explored.
- The left-wing alliance plans to name a prime-ministerial candidate this week.
- Attal offered his resignation, but Macron rejected it and asked him to remain temporarily to preserve political stability.
"The alliance of shame and the election deals Macron has struck with left-wing radical groups robs the French tonight of a policy of revival that they had supported by a large majority," Bardella said.— Bardella said this with regard to the tactical withdrawals of several candidates in Sunday's runoff in Vincennes near Paris.

What just happened in France's shock election?: Nobody expected the left to win, let alone for the far right to come in third place.
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First projections in France: Left-wing alliance ahead: The united left has surprisingly won the parliamentary elections in France. According to opinion research ...
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Paid articlePaywall Marine Le Pen accuses Emmanuel Macron of wanting one-party state: The hard-right National Rally leader has been on the defensive over her party’s candidates’ ...
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Russia cheers Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in French election: “The people of France are seeking a sovereign foreign policy that serves their national ...
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What consequences will new elections have for France?: After the defeat of his centrist camp in the European elections, French President Macron wants to dissolve ...
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Le Pen is there, Macron is not: 100,000 march in Paris against hatred of Jews: Unlike Germany or the UK, Macron is calling for a stop to the Israeli bombing of ...
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What Emmanuel Macron should learn from losing his majority: Will the French president be able to get anything done in his second term?
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Key FactsA French MP is being sued for allegedly taking the name of an aristocratic family.
Apr 28, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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Summary created with AI assistance
- Emmanuel Taché de la Pagerie, 47, was one of dozens of National Rally MPs elected to the National Assembly on Sunday, with his official ID checked and recognized by authorities in Marseille, France's southernmost city.
- Born in the working-class Paris suburb of Montreuil, Emmanuel Taché told Le Monde this week that he added "de la Pagerie" to his passport 30 years ago, when he worked in fashion and radio before entering politics.
- Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie was her full name.
- It was an unwanted squabble for Taché de La Pagerie's party just days after it made a significant parliamentary breakthrough.

Paid articlePaywall France: Fainted: After his re-election as President, Emmanuel Macron lost the majority in Parliament. Will France become ungovernable?
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Far-right sends shockwaves in France after electoral breakthrough: France's far-right scored a historic success in legislative elections on Sunday increasing its ...
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After election disappointment: Macron with his back to the wall: After losing the parliamentary majority, French President Macron offers his political opponents ...
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Macron fights to save his parliamentary majority and reform agenda: President Emmanuel Macron could lose his outright majority in France's parliament and the ...
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