French president Emmanuel Macron has refused the resignation of the country’s prime minister Gabriel Attal, asking him to stay on as the country faces weeks of political instability after a shock snap ...

Emmanuel Macron looked unfazed by the vote as he strolled along the beach in casual attire on Sunday - Ludovic MARIN / AFP More than 150 candidates have withdrawn ahead of France’s second round of ...

PARIS, June 30 (Reuters) - France holds the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday. Opinion polls show the far right could win the two-round legislative vote that concludes on July 7. Here ...

Things aren’t looking good for France’s economy or its budget. And the forthcoming second round of the parliamentary election Sunday could make things even worse. "It’s almost like France has taken ...

Paris — Election results show French voters have chosen to give a broad leftist coalition the most parliamentary seats in pivotal legislative elections, keeping the far right away from power. Yet no ...

Paris — A far-right, anti-immigration party is in reach of becoming the biggest political force in France after the first of two rounds of voting in parliamentary elections drew a historically high ...

A snap legislative election called in France by President Emmanuel Macron has led to a hung parliament, as a left-center coalition blocked Marine Le Pen’s far-right party from seizing the most seats ...

PARIS — Strangers in Paris cafes raised joyful toasts to one another. In tight-packed crowds, people hugged and wept. A speeding bicyclist trailed a flapping French tricolor. Fireworks hissed and ...

A coalition of the French left won the most seats in high-stakes legislative elections Sunday, beating back a far-right surge but failing to win a majority. The outcome left France, a pillar of the ...

PARIS — Voters across mainland France have been casting ballots Sunday in the first round of exceptional parliamentary elections that could put France’s government in the hands of nationalist, ...

France's Communist party has outlined its plans for a major push in next year's local elections, positioning itself as the ...

PARIS (AP) — French voters are being called to the polls on Sunday for an exceptional moment in their political history: the first round of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s ...