French far right leads after legislative elections' 1st round but rivals hope to deny it a majority

PARIS (AP) — France's National Rally surged into the lead in the first round of legislative elections, according to results released early Monday, bringing the far-right party to the brink of power and dealing a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron’s centrists in an election that could set...

French far right ahead in 1st round of snap elections. Here's how runoff works and what comes next

PARIS (AP) — French voters face a decisive choice on July 7 in the runoff of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first far-right government since the World War II Nazi occupation — or no majority emerging at all. Official results suggest Marine Le Pen's...

Stock market today: French shares surge as far right party takes lead in first round of election

Shares advanced on Monday in Europe, with the benchmark in Paris up 2.8% briefly after the far-right National Rally gained a strong lead in first-round legislative elections. Other European markets opened higher, while most Asian markets also gained. The euro rose,...

French voters propel far-right National Rally to strong lead in first-round legislative elections

PARIS (AP) — The far-right National Rally leaped into a strong lead Sunday in France's first round of legislative elections, polling agencies projected, bringing the party closer to being able to form a government in round two and dealing a major slap to centrist President Emmanuel Macron and his...

The Latest | France's first-round voting ends. Bardella calls for rejection of 'dangerous far left'

France held the first round of an early parliamentary election on Sunday that could bring the country's first far-right government since Nazi occupation during World War II. The second round will come on July 7. The outcome of the vote is highly uncertain. Turnout is unusually high....

French prime minister says 'not a single vote' must go to the far right in second round of parliamentary elections

French President Emmanuel Macron urges voters to block the far right in the decisive second-round legislative elections

French voters propel far-right National Rally to strong lead in first-round legislative elections, pollsters say

French President Emmanuel Macron has cast his vote in first round of surprise elections he called for just 3 weeks ago

Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Rally, casts her vote in the first round of elections