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  France gets new centre-right government more than two months after divisive elections

  World | September 22, 2024 0:32 IST

  French President Emmanuel Macron had earlier approved Michel Barnier's appointment as the French PM after weeks of difficult negotiations. The announcement ended weeks of political uncertainty after snap elections declared by Macron yielded a hung parliament.

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  France: Macron accepts Prime Minister's resignation but keeps him as head of caretaker government

  World | July 16, 2024 22:03 IST

  French centrist Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and his government resigned on Tuesday but will stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new cabinet is appointed following an inconclusive snap election.

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  French government set to resign today, gay PM Attal to stay on in caretaker capacity till Olympics

  World | July 16, 2024 18:26 IST

  According to two government sources, Macron is anticipated to approve the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and his administration by day's end, following inconclusive results from a snap election. They are expected to continue in a caretaker role until a new cabinet is formed.

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  France's first gay Premier Gabriel Attal offers resignation after election debacle, Macron rejects

  World | July 08, 2024 16:27 IST

  Attal had already flagged on Sunday that he would offer his resignation, which follows French political tradition, but added he was prepared to stay in office longer as a caretaker but it was up to the president to decide.

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  France's election results surprise both Macron and Le Pen with no clear majority. What's next?

  World | July 08, 2024 13:33 IST

  The RN's momentum had appeared unstoppable after it trounced the centrists in European elections in early June and came first, ahead of the hastily assembled leftist New Popular Front, in the first round of the vote. However, the Sunday poll result came as a surprise for Macron as well as Le Pen.

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  France Elections: Polls open in key runoff that could propel Marine Le Pen' far right to power

  World | July 07, 2024 13:18 IST

  France Elections 2024: French voters face a decisive choice in the runoff of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first far-right government since the World War II Nazi occupation — or no majority emerging at all.

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  France's far-right falling short of majority in parliamentary election | What this means for Macron?

  World | July 04, 2024 13:49 IST

  Marine Le Pen's National Rally and its allies would get just 190-220 seats in the 577-member National Assembly, possibly ruling out a far-right minority government. A parliament with no majority can still deprive President Macron of a government committed to his policies.

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  France election: Major setback for Macron as far-right wins first round, run-off horsetrading begins

  World | July 01, 2024 10:43 IST

  French voters face a decisive choice on July 7 in the runoff of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first far-right government since the World War II Nazi occupation — or no majority emerging at all.

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  France Parliamentary Elections: Who are the top contenders in fray against Macron's centrist party

  Explainers | June 30, 2024 15:45 IST

  France elections: The outcome of the two-round election, which will wrap up July 7, could impact European financial markets, Western support for Ukraine, and how France’s nuclear arsenal and global military force are managed.

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  France Legislative Election: Macron's party may suffer major losses in snap polls as voting begins

  World | June 30, 2024 15:46 IST

  French voters began voting in the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could usher in the country's first far-right government since World War Two, a potential sea change at the heart of the European Union.

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  France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of snap elections announced by Macron

  World | June 26, 2024 21:36 IST

  Macron suddenly announced snap legislative elections after his party suffered a humbling defeat to Marine Le Pen's far-right party in the European Parliament elections. Opinion polls show Le Pen's National Rally party ahead in the upcoming polls, but without an absolute majority.

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  France’s Emmanuel Macron faces test in parliamentary elections

  World | June 11, 2017 12:39 IST

  French voters are choosing lawmakers in the lower house of parliament on Sunday in a vote that is crucial for newly-elected president Emmanuel Macron.

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  France's rejected mainstream backs Macron against Le Pen for May 7 runoff

  World | April 24, 2017 18:09 IST

  Shocked over outright rejection by an angry electorate, France’s political mainstream today call on voters to back centrist Emmanuel Macron and reject Marine Le Pen's populist nationalism in the May 7 runoff.

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  French elections: Tight, tense presidential vote echoes around the world; Le Pen, Macron take lead

  World | April 24, 2017 0:01 IST

  French voters cast their ballots to elect a new president on Sunday, in an election that will resonate far beyond France's borders.

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  Hollande beats Sarkozy in French vote, both in second round

  World | April 23, 2012 7:46 IST

  Paris, Apr 23: Socialist champion Francois Hollande stamped his authority on the French presidential race yesterday, winning the first round of polling and setting up a May 6 run-off with incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.Hollande won between