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France gets new centre-right government more than two months after divisive elections

World | Sep 22, 2024, 12:32 AM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron had earlier approved Michel Barnier's appointment as the French PM after weeks of difficult negotiations. The announcement ended weeks of political uncertainty after snap elections declared by Macron yielded a hung parliament.

France: Macron accepts Prime Minister's resignation but keeps him as head of caretaker government

World | Jul 16, 2024, 10:03 PM IST

French centrist Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and his government resigned on Tuesday but will stay on in a caretaker capacity until a new cabinet is appointed following an inconclusive snap election.

French government set to resign today, gay PM Attal to stay on in caretaker capacity till Olympics

World | Jul 16, 2024, 06:26 PM IST

According to two government sources, Macron is anticipated to approve the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and his administration by day's end, following inconclusive results from a snap election. They are expected to continue in a caretaker role until a new cabinet is formed.

France's first gay Premier Gabriel Attal offers resignation after election debacle, Macron rejects

World | Jul 08, 2024, 04:27 PM IST

Attal had already flagged on Sunday that he would offer his resignation, which follows French political tradition, but added he was prepared to stay in office longer as a caretaker but it was up to the president to decide.

Far-right National Rally's (RN) leader Marine Le Pen at an election campaign.

France's election results surprise both Macron and Le Pen with no clear majority. What's next?

World | Jul 08, 2024, 01:33 PM IST

The RN's momentum had appeared unstoppable after it trounced the centrists in European elections in early June and came first, ahead of the hastily assembled leftist New Popular Front, in the first round of the vote. However, the Sunday poll result came as a surprise for Macron as well as Le Pen.

France Elections: Polls open in key runoff that could propel Marine Le Pen' far right to power

World | Jul 07, 2024, 01:18 PM IST

France Elections 2024: French voters face a decisive choice in the runoff of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first far-right government since the World War II Nazi occupation — or no majority emerging at all.

France's far-right falling short of majority in parliamentary election | What this means for Macron?

World | Jul 04, 2024, 01:49 PM IST

Marine Le Pen's National Rally and its allies would get just 190-220 seats in the 577-member National Assembly, possibly ruling out a far-right minority government. A parliament with no majority can still deprive President Macron of a government committed to his policies.

France election: Major setback for Macron as far-right wins first round, run-off horsetrading begins

World | Jul 01, 2024, 10:43 AM IST

French voters face a decisive choice on July 7 in the runoff of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first far-right government since the World War II Nazi occupation — or no majority emerging at all.

Jordan Bardella, President of the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) part

France Parliamentary Elections: Who are the top contenders in fray against Macron's centrist party

Explainers | Jun 30, 2024, 03:45 PM IST

France elections: The outcome of the two-round election, which will wrap up July 7, could impact European financial markets, Western support for Ukraine, and how France’s nuclear arsenal and global military force are managed.

French President Emmanuel Macron, right, meets French far-right Rassemblement National (National Ral

France Legislative Election: Macron's party may suffer major losses in snap polls as voting begins

World | Jun 30, 2024, 03:46 PM IST

French voters began voting in the first round of a snap parliamentary election that could usher in the country's first far-right government since World War Two, a potential sea change at the heart of the European Union.

France bans extreme-right and radical Islamic groups ahead of snap elections announced by Macron

World | Jun 26, 2024, 09:36 PM IST

Macron suddenly announced snap legislative elections after his party suffered a humbling defeat to Marine Le Pen's far-right party in the European Parliament elections. Opinion polls show Le Pen's National Rally party ahead in the upcoming polls, but without an absolute majority.

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