Lurch in the left: France’s election shock

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A tactical ploy to diminish the chances for Marine Le Pen’s hard-right National Rally has worked—a surprise result that puts the left in front, but <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2024/07/07/a-shock-election-result-in-france-puts-the-left-in-the-lead?utm_campaign=a.i ...

A once-fringe far-right party looks close to power—and serves as another sign of a broad and worrying <a href="https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/01/07/the-putinisation-of-central-europe?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=d ...

The European Parliament held its elections over the weekend, with provisional results showing significant victory for radical-right political parties across the continent.

As preliminary election results rolled in, French President Emmanuel Macron called a snap parliame ...

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