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French elections 2024

The far-right National Rally is in pole position after the first round of France's two-round parliamentary elections. President Emmanuel Macron called the snap polls after his party's poor results in the EU elections.

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Jordan Bardella of the French far right National Rally gestures while holding a speech

Bardella: French far-right poster boy now aspiring statesman

The 28-year-old is credited with widening the National Rally's base. Jordan Bardella's joviality belies his politics.
PoliticsJuly 3, 2024
France and Germany flags blowing in the wind

Will the rise of France's far right sour ties with Germany?

German leaders fear the rise of France's far-right National Rally party may damage Franco-German relations.
PoliticsJuly 3, 2024
Vandalized posters with images of local candidates for the European Parliament election mixed with those from the first round of the 2024 French legislative elections

France: Candidates exit runoff in tactic to stop far-right

Scores of candidates opposed to France's far-right have said they will bow out of a second round of voting.
PoliticsJuly 2, 2024
A view of demonstrators shouting at a rally. A woman holds a placard reading "Hatred Era (reading RN), that's enough."

French voters uneasy ahead of runoff election

Many are deeply concerned about the far-right party's potential impact on the country and the government.
PoliticsJuly 2, 202402:39 min
An inscrutable looking Marine Le Pen

French far-right victory could impact EU, NATO

A win for Marine Le Pen's National Rally party could have far-reaching implications for the European Union and NATO.
PoliticsJuly 2, 202402:42 min
People gather to protest against the French far-right National Rally, with flags and flares

French elections: Thousands protest rise of far right

After a first-round victory for the far-right National Rally, thousands came out to support the opposition.
PoliticsJuly 1, 20248 images
Jordan Bardella, president of the French far-right Rassemblement National party, reacts on stage after partial results

France's far right wins first round of legislative elections

The far right National Rally has taken the largest vote share, with 33% in the first round of parliamentary elections.
PoliticsJuly 1, 202402:31 min
Demonstrators gather in Place de la Republique, to protest against the rising right-wing movement after the Rassemblement National's victory in the first round of early general elections in Paris, France on June 30, 2024

French election: Macron urges alliance to head off far right

It remains to be seen if Marine Le Pen's National Rally and its allies can win an absolute majority in the second round.
PoliticsJuly 1, 2024
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen reacts on stage after partial results, smiling, her arms outstreched

French polls: Far right in the lead but path forward unclear

A hung parliament is a serious possibility, analysts warn — as is chaos.
PoliticsJuly 1, 2024
Frankreich vorgezogene Parlamentswahlen

Voting underway in French parliamentary elections

Voters in France are going to the polls to choose a new parliament in the first round of snap parliamentary elections.
PoliticsJune 30, 202402:11 min
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at the Elysee Palace

As France goes to the polls, what are Macron's options?

The far-right National Rally looks set to win in snap elections. Here's what that means for France's political future.
PoliticsJune 29, 2024
A voter casts his ballot at a polling station in Saint-Pierre, on June 29, 2024

French parliamentary elections begin in overseas territories

The mainland won't vote till Sunday, but Saint Pierre and Miquelon off Canada's east coast have opened polling stations.
PoliticsJune 29, 2024
Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's far-right National Rally (RN) party, walks in front of a gaint screen showing the face of Jordan Bardella, the RN president

Will French elections spark the next euro crisis?

Experts warn economic populism and expensive campaign promises in France's election could spell dark days for the euro.
BusinessJune 29, 2024
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Left wing protesters climb statues in Paris to display signs in support of a new leftist alliance

French march against far-right National Rally as polls loom

France is set to hold a snap election in just a few weeks, prompted by the far-right surge in the EU parliamentary vote.
PoliticsJune 15, 2024
Emmanuel Macron holding up his right hand while speaking at a press conference in Paris

France braces as election campaign begins with a bang

The battle for the future of France began with protests and a chaotic barricade at the Republican party headquarters.
PoliticsJune 13, 2024
French right-wing Les Republicains (LR) Member of Parliament and 2022 presidential candidate Eric Ciotti

French conservatives boot leader over far-right pact call

The center-right LR party says it has ejected its own leader, Eric Ciotti. But Ciotti says the procedure was invalid.
PoliticsJune 12, 2024
President Emmanuel Macron addressed French voters on Wednesday for the first time since he calling a snap national election

France: Macron calls on voters to reject 'extremism'

After calling snap elections, French President Emmanuel Macron has appealed to voters to say no to extremism.
PoliticsJune 12, 2024
Emmanuel Macron stands at a polling station, looking pensive

After EU loss, Macron bets on snap elections in France

In calling parliamentary elections, President Macron could regain ground — or simply open the door for the far right.
PoliticsJune 11, 2024
The French president looks thoughtful at a polling station

France's Macron dissolves parliament, calls new elections

The announcement came after Macron's party was defeated by the far-right National Rally in the EU elections.
PoliticsJune 9, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife greet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his wife upon arrival at Bellevue presidential palace.

French President Macron makes rare state visit to Germany

France's Emmanuel Macron has kicked off a three-day state visit to Germany, the first by a French president in 24 years.
PoliticsMay 27, 202401:51 min
Emmanuel Macron (left) and Gabriel Attal (right) photographed together in 2019

Macron names Gabriel Attal as France's new prime minister

At just 34, Attal is set to become the youngest French prime minister in history and the first one to be openly gay.
PoliticsJanuary 9, 2024
Kier Starmer at the BBC in London

French President Macron hosts UK opposition leader Starmer

UK opposition leader Keir Starmer is in Paris a day ahead of King Charle's delayed state visit to France.
PoliticsSeptember 19, 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron holding a speech in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, April 11

Is the French president's vision for Europe realistic?

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PoliticsApril 13, 2023
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune shake hands during a signing ceremony at Algiers airport

Macron wraps up visit to Algeria

The French and Algerian presidents Saturday resolved to mend relations after a series of disputes.
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Christian Jacob (l) and Emmanuel Macron (r)

French election: Macron seeks allies after losing majority

French President Emmanuel Macron is set up for tough negotiations with opposition parties passing his reformist agenda.
PoliticsJune 21, 2022
Emmanuel Macron

Macron offers talks over parliament deadlock

The French president is facing difficult negotiations after his centrist bloc lost its absolute majority in parliament.
PoliticsJune 20, 2022
A French voter casts his vote at a polling station during the first round of parliamentary elections in Saint-Savin, south-western France, on June 12

France's parliamentary elections, round 2 — why they matter

Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance barely edged out Jean-Luc Melenchon's NUPES in the first round of the vote.
PoliticsJune 19, 2022
French President Emmauel Macron voting in the parliamentary elections

France: Macron's alliance narrowly leads parliamentary vote

Macron's alliance is in a tight race with the new left-wing union NUPES according to initial projections.
PoliticsJune 12, 2022
A woman walks past election posters reading "Melenchon Prime Minister" in southwestern France

French parliamentary election: What you need to know

French voters will cast their ballots on Sunday in key legislative elections. DW has an overview.
PoliticsJune 11, 2022
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PoliticsApril 28, 202255:00 min
A shot of Parisian tailor Laurent Touboul at a fitting with a customer

Macron's suits are classy and not so pricey

Suit shopping in Paris, DW's Kevin Tschierse ended up in a store owned by the tailor to the reelected French president.
CultureApril 28, 2022
French President Emmanuel Macron and French first lady Brigitte Macron celebrate with supporters in Paris

Culture figures cold on Macron win

He might have saved France from the far-right, but Macron has failed to deliver, say cultural activists.
CultureApril 26, 2022
Lisa Louis standing in front of the Eiffel Tower

Macron needs to bring France back together

Lisa Louis
President Macron needs to adapt his ways and program to stop the far right from rising further, Lisa Louis writes.
PoliticsApril 25, 2022
Emmanuel Macron gives a speech after his reelection

French election: Macron defeats Le Pen to secure second term

The centrist Emmanuel Macron has beaten far-right rival Marine Le Pen in the presidential election runoff.
PoliticsApril 25, 2022
Macron waves to the crowd at his victory speech

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Emmanuel Macron has beaten far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in the French presidential election. DW has the latest.
PoliticsApril 24, 2022
Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron

French election: What you need to know

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen are going head-to-head in the runoff election on Sunday. Here's what you need to know.
PoliticsApril 22, 2022
Election posters for Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen

French voters face difficult choice

Going into Sunday's runoff vote, Emmanuel Macron is leading the polls. But nationalist Marine Le Pen isn't far behind.
PoliticsApril 22, 2022
Posters of Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen peeling off a board

A divided France votes amid a 'shift to the right'

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French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen

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French prosecutors are looking into a report which accuses far-right candidate Marine Le Pen of embezzling EU funds.
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French President Emmanuel Macron in Marseille

Macron warns 'nothing is decided' despite lead over Le Pen

Emmanuel Macron's victory in the presidential runoff vote is far from certain, despite a 10-point lead in the polls.
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Marine Le Pen is confronted by a woman in a headscarf

Macron, Le Pen lock horns over Islamic headscarf

The head covering is already outlawed in schools and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen wants a nationwide ban.
PoliticsApril 15, 2022
A sleek modern black desk sits on a yellow carpet in a fancy gilded room whose chandelier is reflected in a mirror that is flanked by the EU and French flags

What the president's furniture says about France

What does the furniture of the Elysee Palace have to do with the French election?
CultureApril 15, 2022
Marine Le Pen smiles after the first round

Le Pen's Russia ties could lower her chances

Far-right candidate Le Pen's proximity to Russia could lower her chances in France's run-off vote.
PoliticsApril 13, 2022
Emannuel Macron, man standing at a lectern, holds up high both arms, flags waving in foreground

Runoff between Macron, Le Pen is stark choice

Emmanuel Macron's camp heaved a sigh of relief as the incumbent president relegated Marine le Pen to second place.
PoliticsApril 11, 2022
Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron take part in a televised debate

French election: Macron to face Le Pen in runoff

Projections show Emmanuel Macron will be up against Marine Le Pen in the April 24 runoff election.
PoliticsApril 10, 2022
Macron from above with a crowd of people pressing close about him, March 31, 2022.

Macron and Le Pen battle for French votes

The incumbent's reelection seemed assured. But the nationalist candidate is closing in. They're battling to the finish.
PoliticsApril 9, 2022
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki answers media questions with French President Emmanuel Macron beside him and an honor guide behind them at the Elysee Palace in March 2021.

Poland summons French ambassador over Macron comments

Warsaw requested an explanation from the French ambassador over comments made by the French president.
PoliticsApril 8, 2022