Left-wing parties have joined forces ahead of France’s two-stage parliamentary elections, hoping to revive their fortunes and put a break on President Emmanuel Macron’s agenda.
Tag: Melenchon, Jean-Luc
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Taking Aim at Left-Leaning Voters, Macron Names Élisabeth Borne as Prime Minister
Élisabeth Borne, the minister of labor who previously was in charge of the environment, will be the second woman to hold the post in France.
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The Unsettling Warning in France’s Election
A record number of abstentions, and a strictly binary choice for voters — many of whom said they were picking the lesser of two evils — are trouble signs even within a mature democracy.
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Convincing Victory Disguises Challenges for France’s Macron
France’s runoff election was marked by a record level of abstention, and many cast a ballot only to keep the far right from power — a testament to a growing disillusionment.