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President of the French far-right National Rally party, Jordan Bardella (right), and party’s parliamentary leader, Marine Le Pen. Guillaume Horcajuelo / EPA

How the French far-right rose to prominence

The far-right looks like it will be a significant parliamentary force in France over the next few years.
Almost 30% of voters chose the Rassemblement National in the first round of early legislative elections on 30 June 2024. Here, in Pau. Gaizka Iroz/AFP

Legislative elections in France: ‘Emmanuel Macron has made the RN the main force of opposition to his policies’

After President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly, the first round of the snap legislative elections took place on June 30. Historian Mathias Bernard analyses what’s at stake.
Macron heads to the stage to deliver a speech on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the World War II “D-Day” Allied landings in Normandy. Miguel Medina/AFP

Is Macron pushing France toward a ‘strange defeat’?

Macron has often referred to historian and ‘résistant’ Mark Bloch. As his dissolution of parliament opens the way to the far-right, might it be time he went back to reading him?
France’s new Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, greets his predecessor Elisabeth Borne during the handover ceremony at Matignon on 9 January 2024. Emmanuel Dunand/AFP

Beyond youth and LGBTQ credentials, France’s new prime minister Gabriel Attal reveals Macron’s managerial approach to politics

Four different prime minister in six years is unusual under France’s Fifth Republic. Managerial mechanics, absence of a majority and hyper-presidency: focus on the appointment of Gabriel Attal.

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