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French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal entered President Emmanuel Macron's office on Monday to tender his resignation after parliamentary elections in which the government's political camp lost its role as the strongest party to the left in a hung parliament.
By Tassilo Hummel and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday asked his prime minister to stay in the role for now, pending what will be difficult negotiations to form a new government after a surprise left-wing surge in elections that delivered a hung parliament.
The New Popular Front wants to lower France’s retirement age and vastly expand government spending on social welfare, environmental protection and health care.
French Vote Splits Among Left, Center and Far-Right. With No Majority, Political Paralysis Threatens
French voters split their parliament into left, center and far-right, leaving the country with the stunning prospect of a deadlocked parliament and political paralysis
Several France players are already celebrating something at the European Championship — the result of the elections back home. A leftist coalition that came together to try to keep the far right from power in France won the most parliamentary seats in Sunday’s runoff parliamentary election.
The populist, anti-immigration National Rally party had been hoping to install France’s first far-right government since World War II, with 28-year-old Jordan Bardella as prime minister.
France faced a hung parliament and the prospect of taxing negotiations starting Monday to form a government, after a surprise left-wing surge blocked Marine Le Pen's quest to bring the far right to power.
French President Emmanuel Macron refused the resignation of the country’s prime minister, asking him on Monday to remain temporarily as the head of the government after chaotic election results left the government in limbo.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has announced he will resign after a broad left-leaning coalition took the most seats in Sunday’s snap parliamentary election
Supporters of the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party react after partial results in the second round of the early French parliamentary elections, at the RN in Paris, France,
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday decided to keep his Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in office after parliamentary elections in which the government's political camp lost its role as the strongest party to the left in a hung parliament.
France is voting Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision
France's left-wing New Popular Front (NFP), an alliance of parties hastily assembled after President Emmanuel Macron called a surprise snap parliamentary election, looked set to score a shock win in Sunday's vote over the far right and the ruling centrists.
BFMTV shared a split screen showing, on the left, what it described as an “explosion of joy” at a New Popular Front election event in Paris. On the right, National Rally supporters at a nearby party appeared to be simply stunned.
France’s election results, in which a coalition of left-wing and centrist parties staved off the insurgent rise of the far right, are being celebrated around the world—from politicians, like U.S. Sen.
Many of France's allies breathed a sigh of relief on Monday after Marine Le Pen's far-right failed to win a snap election, but they noted that a messy coalition from a hung parliament could also pose headaches for Europe.
French President Emmanuel Macron rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal Monday, in the wake of a chaotic election result that left neither left, right, nor center with a majority in the National Assembly.
France's parliament is split among far-left, center and far-right, as no single political faction came close to the majority needed to form a government.
Footage of disappointed French far-right supporters has gone viral after exit polls showed they were pushed to third place in the election.
French stocks rose while government bonds fell in early trading after a party alliance led by the far-left emerged first in the country’s parliamentary elections, pushing France toward political paralysis.
France faced a hung parliament and difficult negotiations starting Monday to form a government, after a surprise left-wing surge blocked Marine Le Pen's quest to bring the far right to power. The leftist New Popular Front (NFP) emerged as the dominant force in the National Assembly after Sunday's election,
French stocks gained, reversing early declines, as investors treated the election outcome as the “least bad” scenario after a surprise victory for the left produced a divided parliament with no clear majority.
A left-wing coalition has won the most seats in France's second round of legislative elections, dealing a blow to the far-right which had hoped to build on gains in the first round of the ballot. No one got an absolute majority in the 577-seat National Assembly,
European shares slipped on Monday as France was set for a hung parliament with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot, while data from the U.S. and euro zone this week will grab focus for more clues on the path for global monetary policy.
A coalition of leftist parties, the New Popular Front, scored a come-from-behind victory in the French parliamentary elections.
Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally fails to take power while no party wins absolute majority; PM Gabriel Attal offers resignation
France faced potential political deadlock after elections on Sunday threw up a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot but no group winning a majority. Voters delivered a major setback for Marine Le Pen's nationalist,
The New Popular Front is projected to take the biggest share of the National Assembly but fall far short of a majority, raising the specter of a hung parliament.
I threw my live grenade at their feet” is how French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly saw his call for snap elections after a stinging far-right victory in June’s European elections.
Nobody expected the left to win, let alone for the far right to come in third place.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Sunday he will hand his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Monday morning, adding he will carry out his functions as long as required. Attal made the comments after France's left-wing New Popular Front coalition won the most seats in the second voting round of parliamentary elections,
A left-wing alliance has won the most seats in the French parliament after tactical voting in Sunday’s second round election thwarted Marine Le Pen’s far-right party, but France will be left in political limbo after no party came close to winning an absolute majority.
The leftist New Popular Front was projected to receive the most seats in the National Assembly, delivering a rebuke to France's far-right bloc.
Election results show French voters have chosen to give a broad leftist coalition the most parliamentary seats in pivotal legislative elections, keeping the far right away from power. Yet no party won an outright majority,
Hundreds of journalists had come from across the world, the sniffer dogs in place to protect a party that was, we all thought, at the gates of power; the first time the far right would enter government in France since World War Two.
Here's what may come next after France's election on Sunday looked set to produce a hung parliament, with a leftist alliance in the lead but without a absolute majority. WHAT HAPPENED IN SUNDAY'S SECOND ROUND VOTE?
Shaken by the prospect of the far right taking control of the government, several rival parties that have been at each other’s throats for years swallowed their animosity and came up with a largely unified electoral front in order to see off the threat.
The French have said it again: they do not want the far right in power. They gave them a big win in the European elections; they gave them a big win in the first round of this parliamentary election.
By Juliette Jabkhiro, Layli Foroudi and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) -France was on course for a hung parliament in Sunday's election, with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot ahead of the far right,
France was on track for a hung parliament in Sunday's election, with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot ahead of the far right, in a major upset that was set to prevent Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) from running the government.
PARIS (Reuters) -Following are reactions to the upset results of France's parliamentary election on Sunday. The country was on course for a hung parliament with the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coming first,
By Gabriel Stargardter, Elizabeth Pineau and Juliette Jabkhiro LONDON (Reuters) -France was on course for a hung parliament in Sunday's election, with a leftist alliance unexpectedly taking the top spot ahead of the far right,
France's left-wing New Popular Front coalition won the most seats in the second voting round of parliamentary elections, leading pollsters said on Sunday, putting them on track for an unexpected win over the far right National Rally (RN) party but short of an absolute majority in parliament.
By Gabriel Stargardter and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) -French voters turned out in force for the second round of a parliamentary election on Sunday that could see the far-right National Rally (RN) emerge as the strongest party,