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France's far-right National Rally party is set to fall short of an absolute majority in Sunday's parliamentary election run-off, an opinion poll showed on Thursday, suggesting efforts by mainstream parties to block the far right might be working.
Some 30,000 police will be deployed across France late on Sunday following the high-stakes runoff of a parliamentary election to ensure there is no trouble, a minister said, as two candidates said they had been victims of attacks on the campaign trail.
In the final stretch before France's high-stakes parliamentary elections Sunday, several candidates have reported being attacked on the campaign trail, including government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot.
France's far-right National Rally (RN) party is expected to fall short of an absolute majority in the second round of parliamentary elections on Sunday, an opinion poll showed on Thursday. It was the second survey in as many days to show Marine Le Pen's RN winning more seats than any other party - but also missing the 289 threshold required for an absolute majority.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, a close ally of President Emmanuel Macron, said he believed a cross-party bid to deprive Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally of a majority in next Sunday's parliamentary run-off could succeed.
Far-right National Rally candidates, including one who wore Nazi cap, scrutinized in French election
As it stands on the threshold of power in France, the far-right National Rally is facing scrutiny about some of the candidates it hopes will help it secure a ruling majority in legislative elections on Sunday,
By Andrew Gray, Philip Blenkinsop and Michel Rose BRUSSELS/PARIS (Reuters) - When President Emmanuel Macron shocked France last month by calling a snap election, he was gambling with the future of Europe as well as his own country.
"There's one bloc in a position to win an absolute majority, and that's the far right," Mr Attal told French radio. Many French voters would not enjoy using their vote to block RN, he said, but "I consider it's our responsibility to do it".
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Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) will not win a majority of seats in next Sunday's parliamentary run-off election, according to a poll on Wednesday, suggesting efforts by French mainstream parties to block the far right might work.
A growing number of candidates and activists in France have been targeted with violent or verbal attacks in the run-up to Sunday's tense final round of parliamentary elections. Government spokeswoman Prisca Thevenot was putting up election posters with her deputy and a party activist in Meudon,
The country has been shaken by the prospect of the far-right takeover, as the National Rally leader flirts with the center ground.
The far-right National Rally (RN) party would not get a majority of seats in the French parliament following the second round of parliament elections on Sunday, according to a Harris Interactive poll.
France soccer captain Kylian Mbappé has warned his country is in a “catastrophic” political situation as it lurches closer to a first far-right government since World War II
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally and its allies are set to fall well short of an absolute majority in the French legislative election on Sunday, according to projections from two polling companies.
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A leftist alliance and the party of President Emmanuel Macron withdrew almost all their third-place candidates in an attempt to impede Marine Le Pen’s party.
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen this week has taken on a Trumpian tone ahead of Sunday’s final round of parliamentary elections, accusing President Emmanuel Macron of cooking up an “administrative coup d’Etat” through official appointments that would restrict her party’s ability to govern if she wins a majority.
France soccer captain Kylian Mbappé said the election results in his nation were “catastrophic” as it lurches closer to a first far-right government since World War II. The National Rally gained strong results — around 33% of the vote nationwide — in the first round of a rushed election.
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen lashed out at President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist group and a left-wing alliance for joining forces to block her National Rally party from getting an absolute majority in the second and final round of the French legislative election.
France is home to Europe’s largest Muslim and Jewish populations. The election, called by President Emmanuel Macron after his alliance lost widely to the RN in European elections, is adding to strains on those communities,
The French far right and its struggling rivals make a final push for votes on Friday ahead of the decisive round of parliamentary elections that were called in a major
Marie has been deemed unfit to stand trial alongside her in a scandal over the alleged diversion of millions of euros in European Union funds to build up a platform in France.
That’s not possible, So I’ve got until Sunday to make up my mind.” With its imposing cathedral and pretty cobbled streets, Amiens is the French equivalent of Middle England. It has long been a bellwether constituency,
I can’t vote for extremes. For the first time in my life I don’t feel like voting at all.” With parliamentary elections just four days away and Marine Le Pen’s populist National Rally (RN) predicted to come first,
Marine Le Pen’s rivals pulled candidates out of 223 French election runoffs to be held on Sunday to avoid splitting the vote against her far-right National Rally party, making it more difficult for her to get an absolute majority in the legislature.
French far-right leader Marine le Pen insisted Thursday her party can still win control of parliament despite the centre and left scrambling to block her way and football hero Kilian Mbappe urging fans to outvote "those people".
France soccer captain Kylian Mbappé has warned his country is in a “catastrophic” political situation as it lurches closer to a first far-right government since World War II.
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is set to fall well short of an absolute majority in the French legislative election on Sunday, according to projections from polling company Elabe for BFM TV and La Tribune Dimanche.
France captain Kylian Mbappe said Thursday it was "really urgent" to vote in the second round of legislative elections in the country after the far-right National Rally emerged as the biggest party in last weekend's first round.
Several candidates have reported being attacked while campaigning, including government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot.
The French President’s snap election gamble is backfiring as the far right surged in the first round of voting. If the National Rally win a majority this weekend, what would it mean for Europe and the world?
A final push by parties intent on keeping Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally out of power gained momentum ahead of Sunday’s legislative election. President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance and the left-wing New Popular Front coalition strategically pulled more than 200 candidates from runoff ballots to avoid splitting opposition to the far right.
The latest poll suggests a far-right majority can be blocked in parliament, with the National Rally falling short of the 289 seats needed to control the National Assembly.
But the defeat is far more than just Macron’s. The election’s biggest winner is not some other mainstream political party, but the National Rally, which came in first. After the runoffs, it may control a majority.
But while investors are focused on the prospect of a hard-Right parliamentary majority after this weekend’s final National Assembly vote, Emmanuel Macron’s decision to align himself with the Left may have more serious implications for the French economy.
Attal admits four days ahead of the polls that many French voters would have to hold their nose and vote for parties that they do not support in order to take control of the government
The writer Tom Wolfe once quipped, "the dark night of fascism is always descending in the United States and yet lands only in Europe." After a series of elections culminating in the first round of a national vote won handily by France's National Rally,
A final push by parties intent on keeping Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally out of power gained momentum ahead of Sunday’s legislative election, as key political figures warned voters their decision would dramatically alter France.
Protesters in Paris march against the far right ahead of Sunday's parliamentary run-off vote::Marilyne Benazet, Protester"It's abnormal that France doesn't remember that Algerians, Africans and so many others gave their blood so that it could emerge from the nightmare of the 1940s,
A few thousand people gathered on Wednesday in Paris to protest against the results of the first round of the French legislative elections. The far-right National Rally secured the most votes in the first round of the elections called by President Emmanuel Macron after a stinging defeat to the party in the French voting for the European Parliament elections.