PARIS, June 30 (Reuters) - France holds the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday. Opinion polls show the far right could win the two-round legislative vote that concludes on July 7 ...

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 party from the gates of power. Over 200 ...

The populist, anti-immigration National Rally party had been hoping to install France’s first far-right government since World War II, with 28-year-old Jordan Bardella as prime minister.

Michel Barnier, who was the prime minister of France for three months in 2024, will run in a constituency in Paris that ...

François Bayrou does not lack courage - writes John Lichfield. There was something to anger everyone in his extraordinary ...

France awards seats to candidates who get the most ballots in each district. That means there will be 577 separate races, each with local dynamics and quirks. Image ...

Investigations around potentially misused funds are piling up for presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen and her party. Leaders ...