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Madame la Maire: Maureen Searle becomes the first English woman to run a French town

Where do French parties stand a year before the presidential election?

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Truth or Fake

Misleading campaign adverts target French far left in local elections

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Lionel Jospin (1937-2026): 'Highly respected moral and intellectual figure among left wing'

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Lionel Jospin (1937-2026): 'Highly respected moral and intellectual figure among left wing'

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Who is Emmanuel Grégoire, Paris's next mayor?

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Dr. Andrew Smith: Elections are won by 'constructing a vision that articulates political values'

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Former French rugby star Serge Blanco wins bid for Biarritz mayor

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After strong showing in France's major cities, will left even qualify for 2027 presidential runoff?

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Former French PM Jospin, father of 35-hour work week, dies aged 88

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French far right's bet on local elections falls short

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Paris a 'left-wing outlier' in local elections: 'Unprecedented' 60% of Parisians voted for left

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Press Review

'A big confusion': All sides claim victory after French municipal elections

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'The key' for 2027 French presidential race will be party alliances

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Marseille sticks with the left as far-right fails to convince in local elections

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French far-right fail to take key cities in test for 2027 presidential race

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French left wins over country's largest cities in municipal election

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Former French PM Lionel Jospin, figure of the 'plural' left, dies

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Former French Socialist prime minister Lionel Jospin dies aged 88

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Emmanuel Grégoire elected Paris mayor, succeeding fellow left-winger Anne Hidalgo

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Socialist incumbent defeats far-right challenger in key Marseille mayoral election

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French far right wins towns, loses in cities as mayoral vote kicks off race to succeed Macron

Analysis
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Entre Nous

French mayors: Throwing in the sash?

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Entre Nous

France's second homes: The price of a place in the sun

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'Macron alone in his tower': No candidates defending his govt or mandate in France's local elections

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French mayoral elections: Fractured vote reshapes alliances ahead of runoff

Analysis
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France seeing a 're-polarization and reorganization' of the two poles, left and right

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Negotiations in full swing in French cities over mayoral vote

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Sarkozy trial 'test to French judicial system' when faced with political pressure

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'Hard to draw conclusions for presidential election' from French municipal vote

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France in focus

Why French mayors are throwing in the towel

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What to know from the first round of France's municipal elections

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44% abstention: French local elections 'poorly attended dress rehearsal' for 2027 presidential race

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Paris looks at five-way race for new mayor

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Far-right and left make major gains across France in mayoral election

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Socialist leads Paris mayoral race but leftist rival threatens to split vote

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French far right eyes Marseille upset after strong showing in mayoral elections

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Turnout low in French mayoral elections seen as key test ahead of 2027 presidential race

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Voter turnout reaches 48.90% in France's first round of local elections

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French parties test strategies in municipal elections ahead of 2027 presidential poll

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In France's municipal elections, 2027 presidential race looms large

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The race for Paris: Why France’s capital has likely gone green for good

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Focus

Housing crisis at heart of local elections: Residents squeezed in Biarritz

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The race for Paris: Will more armed police and more cameras make the city safer?

Analysis
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The race for Paris: How the capital’s housing crisis could determine the city’s next mayor

Analysis
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France names former Versailles Palace head Catherine Pégard as new culture minister

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US ambassador Kushner must explain no-show to regain government access, says French FM

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Killing of far-right activist sparks tensions across France

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Truth or Fake

How the killing of a French far-right activist sparked an online manhunt

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France: Parliamentary aide arrested after death of far-right activist

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Entre Nous

From baby boom to baby bust: France's falling fertility rate

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Press Review

Death of Quentin: Suspect's links with France Unbowed party put left in spotlight

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Spotlight

'This is not a political game': France faces reckoning after killing of 23-year-old activist

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Press Review

Death of French activist Quentin is a 'turning point' in politics

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Paris mayoral hopeful Dati takes campaign inspiration from New York’s Mamdani

Analysis
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Macron courts controversy by appointing loyalists to lead key French institutions

Analysis
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Paris appeals court sets verdict in far-right leader Le Pen’s graft case for July 7

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'Democracy loses out': France sinks to new low in annual global corruption index

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Entre Nous

Dating in France: A vote for love

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France’s former minister Jack Lang ‘offers’ to resign from Arab World Institute over Epstein links

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The demise of the French ‘tabac’: How bar closures are fuelling Le Pen’s far right

Analysis
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Business

France adopts delayed 2026 budget, ending months of parliamentary deadlock

Business

French ex-minister Jack Lang and daughter in Epstein files

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French lawmakers approve bill to end ‘marital duty’ over consent concerns

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Focus

Local elections in Marseille: Left and far right in battle for city hall

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French PM Lecornu survives no-confidence votes as budget moves forward

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French lawmakers advance measure that would ban social media for under-15s

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A week in France

French PM Lecornu survives two no-confidence votes over budget

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'Walking centrist line: Far right says budget too socialist, far left says budget as too right-wing'

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French PM pushes through expenditure and income parts of budget

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France PM survives no-confidence vote over forced budget

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'Necessary evil at key times: Most French people don't like 49.3, but France needs a budget'

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