Emmanuel Macron

Starmer and Macron discuss plans to reset UK relations with France and EU during Paris talks

PM’s meeting with French president follows recent visit to Germany where he said he was not ‘reversing Brexit’ amid plans for treaty

Facts on Israel munitions overflights must be established, Taoiseach says after Gaza discussion with Macron

Simon Harris, visiting French president at the Élysée Palace, confirmed no consent had been sought for transport

Macron accused of denying democracy after rejecting left-wing prime minister

French president has sole power to name new premier following last month’s inconclusive election

France’s ‘beautiful dream’ fades as Olympics give way to political deadlock

Choosing a prime minister who can appease Macron’s centrist camp, a leftist alliance and the far-right National Rally has proven tricky

French revolution: will Olympics deliver on plans to transform Paris into a city of the future?

The Olympic Games in Paris are about much more than money or medals – they are about the transformation of the French capital

Paris Olympics opens with a spectacular display of creative brass neck

Signature sights of the French capital were paraded with creative, sporting joy in context of geopolitical crises

Voters must be lured back to the polls with so much always at stake

Democracy requires people to see the need to vote. France, Iran and Poland show the way

Economic populism of the right has gone mainstream

UK and French electoral systems have thwarted its advance but the far right is still on the rise globally

‘He’s no longer in the boxing ring’: Europe braced for a weakened Macron

French Europhile president will be distracted by domestic problems and less inclined to shake things up

Le Pen lays the blame on Macron for French government gridlock

Left-wing bloc says it should be able to govern as centrists seek to win over moderate right republicans

French election: The far right has been held at bay, but for how long?

The far right won more votes nationwide than the left alliance and Macron’s centrists but the vote was spread across the country

Recriminations fly in Marine Le Pen’s party over French election result

National Rally official who helped pick contentious candidates steps down from executive committee

The French political system kept the far right out. Now what?

The centre and the left in France will need to decide what else they agree on, other than opposing Marine Le Pen

France faces political deadlock after surprise left-wing vote surge blocks far right’s path to power

Leftist New Popular Front emerges as dominant force in the National Assembly as Macron’s alliance suffers humbling setback after Sunday’s election

What are the options to form a new government in France?

Complicated talks lie ahead after snap elections called by Emmanuel Macron result in hung parliament

‘We have hope now’: Left supporters take to the streets in Paris to celebrate election win

Even tear gas from riot police does little to dampen the party atmosphere as the New Popular Front wins the French elections

What would a Eurosceptic government in the heart of the EU mean?

Macron’s election gamble has engineered a dangerous moment for France and the European Union

French voters rally behind the left and centre in crucial election

Left-wing coalition finishes first in French parliamentary elections as far right kept from power

France election: Voter turnout high as far-right bids for power amid threat of deadlock

Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is forecast to win most votes in today’s run-off election but fall short of a majority

‘If they win I will be very afraid’: Far right poised for major breakthrough as France votes again

Marine Le Pen’s party is set to become the largest in parliament as French people vote in the second round of elections

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