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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 President Emmanuel Macron, left, welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Elysee Palace before a working diner with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 in Paris.

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In France, Macron faces calls to rescind Vladimir Putin's Legion of Honor medal

12:14am February 10, 2023

by The Associated Press

Some French legislators and activists are calling on the French president to rescind the award to the Russian leader because of the Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

French President Emmanuel Macron leaves the voting booth on Sunday in Le Touquet, northern France. Macron's alliance has lost its parliamentary majority, election projections show.

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French President Macron's alliance is projected to lose its parliamentary majority

3:02pm June 19, 2022

by The Associated Press

The strong performance of the leftist coalition, led by hard-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon, is expected to make it harder for Macron to implement the agenda he was reelected on in May.

A view of an election poster for the upcoming parliamentary election with the face of Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leader of the far left opposition party, in Strasbourg, eastern France, Thursday, June 9, 2022.

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France holds parliamentary election in vital test for Macron

6:04am June 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

French voters are choosing lawmakers in a parliamentary election Sunday as President Emmanuel Macron seeks to secure his majority while under growing threat from a leftist coalition.

French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with well-wishers as he heads to the polling station in Le Touquet, northern France, on Sunday.

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President Emmanuel Macron is projected to beat far-right rival Marine Le Pen

2:15pm April 24, 2022

by The Associated Press

The French election was a tight race that was overshadowed by the war in Ukraine and saw a surge in support for extremist ideas.

Centrist candidate and French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and far-right contender Marine Le Pen pose before a televised debate in La Plaine-Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

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Macron attacks Le Pen on Russia, Muslim headscarf ban pledge

2:43am April 21, 2022

by The Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron tore into his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in a debate for her ties to Russia and wanting to strip Muslim women of their right to cover their heads in public.

France's President and French liberal party La Republique en Marche (LREM) candidate to his succession Emmanuel Macron waves to supporters during a one-day campaign visit in Hauts-de-France region, in Carvin, northern France, on Monday.

On the presidential campaign trail, competing visions of France emerge

12:39pm April 12, 2022

by Eleanor Beardsley

As President Emmanuel Macron and challenger Marine Le Pen campaign for the April 24 run-off election, analysts say the vote results will have deep consequences in France and on the world stage.

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A French voter passes identification posters on his way to vote in the first round of the 2022 French presidential election, in Montreal, Saturday, April 9, 2022.

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Polls open in 1st round of France's presidential election

7:50am April 10, 2022

by The Associated Press

Polls opened across France Sunday for the first round of the country's election, where up to 48 million voters will be choosing between 12 candidates, including President Emmanuel Macron.

Demonstrators chant slogans during an anti-France protest in Istanbul on Sunday, as tensions rise between the two countries.

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France, Turkey And The Charlie Hebdo Cartoons: What's Behind The Dispute?

1:37pm October 28, 2020

The increased friction follows the beheading of a French teacher after he showed his class caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad. The two countries have sharp foreign policy differences.

A protester walks through a cloud of tear gas during a demonstration against national pension changes in Nantes, France, on Thursday.

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National Strike In France Shuts Down Cities Over Macron's Pension Reform Plans

12:19pm December 05, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Thousands of people march in the streets of Paris, Lyon, Marseille and other French cities, in a general strike that reflects anger both at Macron and his retirement plan.

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