In theory, the EU Parliament vote has no direct influence on national elections by EU member states. Still, Macron said as he announced France's snap vote, he "cannot act as if nothing happened." ...

Far-right parties made major gains in European Union parliamentary elections, leading French President Emmanuel Macron to dissolve his country's national parliament and call for new elections.

France will hold an early legislative election in two rounds, on June 30 and July 7. Artur Widak/NurPhoto / Reuters France is about to hold parliamentary elections that are shaping up to be among ...

At the start of 2022, France’s upcoming presidential election looked set to be one of the country’s most watched political races in decades. An incumbent president standing for election for ...

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive arm on Wednesday criticized France for running up excessive debt, a stinging rebuke at the height of an election campaign where President Emmanuel ...

Macron dissolved France's National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament, last month and called a surprise snap election after his party was trounced by the National Rally in European Union ...

I was in France during the recent European Union elections and witnessed the shock of many as Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally nearly doubled its support from five years ago. National ...

Celebrating France’s election results in Paris on Sunday. ... European Union, Law and Justice (Poland), National Rally (France), Socialist Party (France) Read 64 Comments.

In France’s Snap Elections, ... But the alliance finally succumbed to infighting in late 2023, as divisions boiled over concerning the European Union, the war in Ukraine, ...

A climate election in France could shape Europe’s future. ... The election comes as the European Union is negotiating a legislative package to help it cut emissions 55 percent by 2030.

Since the last EU election in 2019, populist or far-right parties now lead governments in three nations — Hungary, Slovakia and Italy — and are part of ruling coalitions in others including ...