French election 2024
After a whirlwind 5 years, Breton’s back for more
Poised for victory, Germany’s center right dithers
Mainstream parties need radical centrism — not populist mimicry
Meet Lucie Castets, the French PM-hopeful vowing to be a thorn in Macron’s side
Macron hopes glitzy Olympics can deliver political breather
French left picks Parisian Lucie Castets as PM candidate after days of bickering
Macron’s shock win doesn’t mean he’ll soon form a government
A deal between the French president’s party and the center-right is under pressure as talks continue.
Macron wins shock vote to keep coalition hopes alive
Pro-Macron and center-right lawmakers successfully pulled their votes together to stop the left from grabbing control of the National Assembly.
French government resigns, ushering in indefinite transition period
The Attal administration will now serve as a caretaker government until a new prime minister is appointed.
ECB to leave rates on hold in hope for quiet summer
Silence is golden for President Christine Lagarde as any guidance risks doing more harm than good.
The French left never had a plan for winning. That could cost them their victory.
If the New Popular Front can’t agree on a prime minister soon, the alliance could fall apart.
The end of the French exception
A fragmented election with no clear winner is typical for most EU countries. Can France learn to love the messy art of compromise?
France’s Attal secures way forward with liberals after election debacle
Outgoing French prime minister elected head of Macron’s liberals in parliament.
Macron’s heirs duel over his scraps
Gabriel Attal and Gérald Darmanin are jostling for what’s left of the French president’s party.
Weakened Macron keeps low profile at NATO summit
The political crisis in Paris is creating a void other European capitals are keen to fill.
French election: What the hell is going on?
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Le Pen accuses French left of plotting Capitol-style insurrection
A prominent figure from the left called for a ‘march’ on the prime minister’s office.
How Le Pen’s far right blew it
Bad candidates, incompetence and a fierce fightback by rivals denied the National Rally its election dream.
Divided, reshuffled and politically bruised: Europe’s leaders head to the NATO summit
Political turmoil on the Continent is reshuffling power players going to the NATO gathering.
France has no majority. But these policies might.
POLITICO looks at the policies with the best chance of making it through France’s new hung parliament.
Macron’s camp plots unlikely comeback amid French election chaos
With no one in charge, the French president’s allies believe anything is possible.
French election gridlock means yet more uncertainty for Europe
Emmanuel Macron’s battles at home means he risks losing sway in Brussels.
How France voted: Charts and maps
POLITICO analyzes the vote that redrew French politics, in which the left beat Marine Le Pen’s far right.
Kremlin mopes over French election results
“We do not harbor any special hopes” for improving ties with France, Moscow said.
The magnificent mind of Emmanuel Macron
The president is a lonely, tragic figure whose strange personality has inflicted chaos and carnage on French politics.
Marine Le Pen: 0. Kylian Mbappé: 1.
France’s football team scores result it wanted in election second round.
Orbán isn’t as isolated as you think
The Hungarian leader has been able to build a coalition of like-minded allies who share his strategic goal — creating “a Europe of nation states.”