by Tom BARFIELD and Francesco FONTEMAGGI French President Emmanuel Macron was expected Thursday to name a new prime minister a week after MPs toppled the government, with politicians across the spectrum holding their breath while he conducts a day visit to Poland. Former prime minister Michel Barnier, whose government had support only from Macron's centrist camp and his own conservative …
Macron’s camp came second in Sunday’s vote, taking 164 seats after voters came together to block the far-right National Rally from power – leaving the anti-immigration, anti-Brussels outfit in third place with 143 MPs People gather on the Republique plaza following the second round of the legislative elections, on July 7 in Paris. Socialist Party chief Olivier Faure on Monday …
France's desperate left-wing alliance has been going in search of extra voters in the United Kingdom as fears of a hard-right government intensify. Round one on Sunday propelled Marine Le Pen's National Rally closer than ever to government - but also left open the possibility that voters could yet block its path to power in the second and final round …
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