French hard-left LFI readies for possible early elections
French hard-left party La France Insoumise (LFI) has been gearing up for a potential early presidential elections in France, campaigning to secure elected officials'…
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Nativity scene has no place under Christmas tree, hard-left MEP claims
Manon Aubry, hard-left MEP for La France Insoumise (LFI), has taken aim at the nativity scene under Christmas trees in Brussels in her Christmas message to her supporters.
France’s Macron rules out hard-right and hard-left, eyeing ‘general interest’ government
French President Emmanuel Macron is due to meet national political leaders to discuss forming a “government of general interest”.
French hard-left chief brands Trump a ‘threat’, accuses US of ‘economic imperialism’ via NATO
French leader of the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party Jean-Luc Mélenchon has criticised US President-elect Donald Trump, describing him as "a threat" and…
France in political chaos after Le Pen and LFI oust PM Barnier
France's National Assembly has ousted Prime Minister Michel Barnier, with Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) and La France Insoumise (LFI) finding 331 votes out…
Majority of French want PM Barnier’s government to fall, undermining budget talks
Three months after his appointment, French Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces growing opposition.
Trump’s election spurs France’s LFI to call for more left-wing ‘radicalism’
Following the President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the United States, the French hard-left party La France Insoumise (LFI) has called for a shift towards left-wing…
French Communist Party leader seeks right-wing voters, blames hard-left for election demise
French Communist Party leader Fabien Roussel has said he holds the La France Insoumise (LFI) party responsible for his demise during French legislative elections…
France’s new right-wing government faces immediate turmoil
France's new Prime Minister Michel Barnier has revealed the new government's political orientation.
Macron’s impeachment proceedings pass first step
A proposal to impeach President Emmanuel Macron has passed a key hurdle in the French National Assembly, winning the approval of its executive bureau.
Hundreds of thousands sign Macron’s impeachment petition
More than 300,000 thousands people have signed the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) petition calling for French President Emmanuel Macron's impeachment, the party…
In France Macron helps fanatics and socialists fight authentic Right
It was a widespread assumption that French president Emmanuel Macron called the unnecessary parliamentary elections in June and July on the assumption that the Rassemblement…
Macron rejects left-wing government with French democracy in uncharted territory
French President Emmanuel Macron has dismissed proposals from the left-wing alliance (New Popular Front) to form a government, citing the need for “institutional…
French hard-left pushes for an unlikely Macron impeachment
France's hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party has threatened to launch impeachment proceedings against President Emmanuel Macron.
Macron refuses to appoint left-wing PM candidate
French President Emmanuel Macron has stated that his centrist government will remain in power until the end of the Olympic Games after refusing to appoint a left-wing…
Macron’s party in crisis; hard-left LFI splits ahead of new French government formation
Several prominent figures and leaders from the French hard-left party La France Insoumise (LFI) have announced the formation of their breakaway political movement,…
Left pressures Macron to appoint left-wing PM, demands ‘cordon sanitaire’ against RN
As the pressure to form a new French government is increasing, the Left has pushed French President Emmanuel Macron to appoint a left-wing prime minister as well…
France elections: Left-wing surprise win spooks EU markets
While investors and the Eurozone prepared for a hard-right victory on Sunday night, the surprise result spread uncertainty over the country's finances.
France deploys 30,000 police officers during elections amid riot concerns
France will mobilise a massive police presence on election day amid fears of left-wing rioting. A force of 30.
French Left and Right urge voters to ignore polls
The French Left and the hard-right party National Rally (RN) both dismissed the latest projections for the next parliament, instead urging the electorate to vote…
France’s Les Républicains at war as senior member backs Socialists over Le Pen
Infighting has once again flared up within France's Les Républicains (LR) after a senior figure within the party voiced support for Socialists in the country.
French finance minister Le Maire says hard-left LFI is ‘danger to the nation’
French finance minister Bruno Le Maire does not want voters to support the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party.
ANALYSIS France elects: ‘Neither the Left nor the hard-right’ has become a tricky position to hold
Emmanuel Macrons and his allies' "Neither the Left nor the hard-right" campaign faces a tricky situation ahead of the second round of votes on July 7.
France elects: left-wing activists take to social media in desperate attempt to narrow right-wing lead among the young
Internet activism has taken France's electoral campaign by storm with left-wing supporters using social media to reach young voters.
France: 70-year-old RN candidate suffers stroke after street attack
A group of dark-clad individuals attacked 70-year-old National Rally (RN) candidate Hervé Breuil as he was handing out election flyers in the French city of Saint-Étienne.
France’s left-wing alliance measures may cost ‘€100 billion in 2025’
France's left-wing alliance New Popular Front made campaign promises ahead of the snap general elections that could cost an estimated €100 billion in 2025.
New French ‘Popular Front’ battles on amid infighting, exclusions
In its efforts to unite amid infighting, the French political Left and in particular, the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI), has excluded prominent figures.
French Youtube star Squeezie warns youth against voting hard-right
Hugely popular French YouTuber Squeezie warned against the hard-right in an open letter ahead of the forthcoming snap elections taking place on June 30 and July…
French Left calls for unity ahead of snap elections
In the wake of French President Emmanuel Macron's late-night announcement of a snap election, leaders and key figures from France's left-wing parties have rallied…
French Green MP Aurélien Taché ‘barred from voting’
French Green MP Aurélien Taché was unable to vote in the European Parliament elections because, he said, he had been removed from the ballot list.