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The prime minister was ousted by the lawmakers in just 91 days
French National Rally (R) leader Marine Le Pen said that her party’s demands for more purchasing power for French consumers, who have suffered significant rises in their cost of living, were “just given us crumbs” by Prime Minister Michel Barnier. Le Pen’s party won the most votes during the summer. She further called Barnier a…
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Projections show that France’s Far Right is defeated by a left surge in elections
Ahead of the second round of French parliamentary elections, Marine Le Pen, leader of National Rally, said she would not agree to “just be sitting in a minister’s seat without being able to do anything”. She said that it would be “the worst betrayal” of the party’s voters. Earlier, preliminary polls showed that Marine Le…
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The far right did well in France’s election round 1
French President Emmanuel Macron has urged voters not to give a majority to far-right party National Rally in the second round of the parliamentary elections. “Don’t vote for anyone who’s not ready to serve our country,” he tweeted. Macron had dissolved the National Assembly in June after a defeat to National Rally, led by Marine…