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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.
Opponents of France's National Rally (RN) stepped up their bid to block the far-right party from power on Tuesday as more candidates said they would bow out of this weekend's run-off election to avoid splitting the anti-RN vote.
As French citizens get set to vote in runoff parliamentary elections on Sunday, hundreds of contenders have bowed out in an effort to block the far right from the gates of power.
By Sudip Kar-Gupta and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -Opponents of France's National Rally (RN) stepped up their bid to block the far-right party from power on Tuesday as more candidates agreed to pull out of this weekend's run-off election to avoid splitting the anti-RN vote.
Officials from Marine Le Pen’s movement are in advanced talks with other far-right groups in the European Parliament that could see her party abandon its current political family to join forces with Hungary’s Viktor Orban.
Continue reading In more than half of constituencies – around 300 – three candidates qualified from the first round of voting (nearly everywhere else it was just two). If in these constituencies one of the two non-RN runners stands aside,
Marine Le Pen says National Rally should not try to form government without a majority – Europe live
Far-right politician says National Rally ‘wish to govern’ France but cannot do so properly without a majority. Speaking on France Inter this morning, the far-right National Rally’s Marine Le Pen said she would be respectful of Jordan Bardella’s role if he becomes prime minister and that she wouldn’t want to be part of the government herself.
By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -Opponents of France's far right sought to build a united front to block the path to government of Marine Le Pen's National Rally (RN) on Monday, after the party made historic gains to win the first round of a parliamentary election.
Ahead of this weekend’s runoff election, France’s leftist alliance wants to recast itself as the primary competition to the rising far right.
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.
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.
French opposition parties are making hurried deals to try to block a landslide victory for Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally.
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.
French candidates make hurried deals to try to stop far-right National Rally from leading government
French opposition parties made hurried deals Tuesday to try to block a landslide victory for Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally in Sunday's second round of legislative elections, as she said her party would lead the government only if it wins an absolute majority — or close to it.
The far-right party National Rally may end up governing France. Although it has evolved, its basic philosophy remains: Immigrants are a threat to the country’s safety and economy,
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.
French voters on Sunday face a choice as stark as the UK’s EU referendum: deciding whether they want to be governed by the far right, a leading centre-left politician has warned. Raphaël Glucksmann, a rising star in the left-wing Nouveau Front Populaire alliance (NFP) that came second in last week’s first round of snap elections,
El presidente de la Agrupación Nacional sólo tomará el mando del próximo gobierno de Francia si el partido obtiene una mayoría absoluta el domingo en la segunda ronda de elecciones legislativas, según dijo el martes la destacada líder de ultraderecha Marine Le Pen.
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 left and centrists pull candidates from run-off vote in attempt to block far right on linkedin (opens in a new window)
Three weeks ago, President Emmanuel Macron of France called a snap vote hoping to regain political control after a crushing defeat in the European election. On Sunday, in the first round of voting, the far-right National Rally topped the poll and the left-wing New Popular Front coalition finished second.
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is trying to outmaneuver rivals who are attempting to keep the far-right out of power in the final round of legislative elections on Sunday. President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist group and a left-wing alliance are racing to pull out candidates to shut the National Rally out.
According to Le Monde’s latest count this morning, 221 candidates have withdrawn from races since Sunday’s first round of elections
The rise of Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally to front runner in Sunday’s French election is closely intertwined with the emergence of a powerful conservative media machine backed by billionaire Vincent Bolloré,
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.
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
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is trying to outmaneuver rivals that are pulling out well-worn tricks to keep the far-right out of power in the final round of legislative elections on Sunday.
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is scrambling to get an absolute majority in the final round of France’s legislative election Sunday as rival parties are maneuvering to keep the far-right party out of power.
Ruba Ghazal, MNA for Mercier, called on French voters in Quebec to block the path to power for the extreme right and campaigned in Montreal for a candidate of the left-leaning New Popular Front coalition.
Eurozone rules and fears of a Liz Truss-style meltdown could keep a far-right government from going off the rails.
More than 210 left-wing or Macronist candidates who qualified for the runoff round of the legislative elections have withdrawn in an effort to block the far right from taking power, a move supported by the French president.
High turnout favours
French bonds gained amid reports that political parties are maneuvering to block an absolute majority for the far-right after Sunday’s second-round vote.
An unlikely pact between French opposition parties sees them pulling out of the race to prevent Marine Le Pen's National Rally from securing a landslide victory, after the far-right party climbed ahead in the first round of early legislative elections.
With the ultimate outcome still up in the air, France's fiercely anti-immigration National Rally and opponents of the long-taboo far-right party scrambled Monday to capitalize on an indecisive first round of voting in surprise legislative elections.
When he was first elected president by defeating Marine Le Pen in 2017, Macron promised his voters that they would “never have a single reason to vote for the extremes again”. Seven years later, Le Pen’s Rassemblement National (RN) gathered 11mn votes,
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is facing a bigger barrier to forming France’s next government after rivals maneuvered to reduce the number of three-way races that would favor her far-right party in the final round of the legislative elections.
French parties race against a deadline to block the far-right as the future of their country’s democracy hangs in the balance.
Marine Le Pen is seeking support from beyond her far-right National Rally party that would allow her to govern even if she falls short of an absolute majority in Sunday’s legislative election.Most Rea
French candidates faced a Tuesday deadline to stay in or quit the weekend's runoff election, with over 160 withdrawing so far in an effort to block the far right from winning an absolute majority.The rivals are hoping that putting their differences aside ahead of the runoff with tactical withdrawals will prevent the RN winning an absolute majority of 289 seats in the 577-seat National Assembly.
France is one step closer to a far-right government following National Rally's success in the first round of elections – but what does this mean for the UK?
France's far-right National Rally made historic gains in the first round of snap elections on Sunday. But their progress is greater in small towns and rural areas than in big cities. RFI looks at how the map of France stands as the three leading parties prepare to battle it out in next Sunday's runoff.
The far-right National Rally led the first round of the French parliamentary elections last Sunday. But with another round to go, what are the options for the other blocs?