France’s Bold Election Gamble: Here Is What’s at Stake

President Emmanuel Macron’s surprise call for new elections in France’s lower house of Parliament is seen as a risky gamble. By Aurelien Breeden Reporting from Paris President Emmanuel Macron ... Read More

France's Macron gambles on snap election after EU parliament vote - USA TODAY

French President Emmanuel Macron's surprise decision to call a parliamentary election in his country followed a thumping defeat for his liberal centrist party in a European Union Parliament vote ... Read More

European Parliament tilts right; Macron calls snap elections in France - The Washington Post

French President Emmanuel Macron called for a surprise early election, after far-right parties surged in the European Parliament elections on June 9. (Video: Naomi Schanen/The Washington Post) ... Read More

What to know about France’s newly formed New Popular Front - The ...

The New Popular Front wants to lower France’s retirement age and vastly expand government spending on social welfare, environmental protection and health care. Read More

Macron's gambit: How far-right lost French elections and what's next

The far-left New Popular Front received the most votes in the second round (178 seats), followed by Emmanuel Macron's presidential coalition (162 seats), and Le Pen's National Rally (143 seats). Read More

French President Emmanuel Macron defends decision to call elections - The Washington Post

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron defended his decision to call snap legislative elections after a humiliating defeat Sunday in balloting for the European Parliament, saying he hears ... Read More

France's High-Stakes (And Controversial) Elections, Explained - Forbes

French President Emmanuel Macron called for early parliamentary elections in an effort to quell rising extremist views—but experts say it may backfire. Subscribe To Newsletters Trump Tracker ... Read More

Battered by far right, France’s Macron bets big on risky snap election - The Washington Post

French President Emmanuel Macron called for a surprise early election, after far-right parties surged in the European Parliament elections on June 9. (Video: Naomi Schanen/The Washington Post) ... Read More

France election projections: Voters punish Macron, boost far-right - The Washington Post

French President Emmanuel Macron called for a surprise early election, after far-right parties surged in the European Parliament elections on June 9. (Video: Naomi Schanen/The Washington Post) ... Read More

France’s Far Right Wins First Round of Snap Parliamentary Elections ...

After dominating the European elections by a landslide, the French far-right party Rassemblement National (National Rally, or RN) won the first round of the snap parliamentary elections with ... Read More

French election results prompt potential deadlock after leftist surge - The Washington Post

The Washington Post’s Rick Noack explains the political situation in France after the far right's surprisingly poor performance in elections. (Video: Rick Noack, Zoeann Murphy/The Washington Post) ... Read More

Voters in France’s overseas territories kick off a pivotal parliamentary election - Washington Times

Voters in France’s overseas territories and living abroad started casting ballots Saturday in parliamentary runoff elections that could hand an unprecedented victory to the nationalist far right. Read More