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France names conservative Michel Barnier as prime minister, irking leftist vote winners

8:48am September 05, 2024

The appointment of the conservative has already angered left-wing lawmakers, who say Barnier won't get a majority backing in the National Assembly.

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Here are key takeaways from France's election round 1, where the far right prevails

5:01pm July 01, 2024

by Nick Spicer

It’s one of the most high-stakes, two-round votes in the history of postwar France. Here's where things stand.

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These are the major elections NPR correspondents are watching

12:31pm June 30, 2024

by International Desk

2024 is an extraordinary year of global elections, with dozens of national votes worldwide. Here are some of the ones we are closely following.

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What to know about France's high-stakes election, where the far right is gaining ground

5:34pm June 28, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

The president called surprise legislative elections, in two rounds on Sunday and July 7, and they're shaping up to be among the country's most divisive in recent history.

French independent centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron waves as he leaves the polling station after casting his ballot in the presidential election in Le Touquet, France, Sunday. Macron was declared the winner based on early vote counts by the

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Emmanuel Macron Declared Next French President

11:00pm May 07, 2017

by Frank Langfitt

The centrist is set to become the youngest president in modern French history. Sunday's results mark a big defeat for right-wing Marine Le Pen, who hoped to ride the populist wave to victory.

Voters line up at a polling station in Marseille, southern France, on May 7, 2017 during the second round of the French presidential election.

France To Pick New President In Historic Race

9:28am May 07, 2017

by Amy Held

Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen represents euro-skepticism and protectionism while centrist Emmanuel Macron is pro-Europe and immigrant friendly. Most polls close at 7 p.m. local time Sunday.

Jean-Marie Le Pen and daughter Marine Le Pen lay down flowers as part of a demonstration in Paris in 2012. Marine Le Pen later expelled her father from the National Front party.

Marine Le Pen's 'Brutal' Upbringing Shaped Her Worldview

2:22pm April 22, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

Marine Le Pen grew up in a "house of political violence," a biographer says. Since taking control of the far-right party her father founded, she has tried to expand its reach, and kicked him out.

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