French election 2024
French left picks Parisian Lucie Castets as PM candidate after days of bickering
Castets works as a top financial officer for the city of Paris and, like President Emmanuel Macron, graduated from the elite École national d’administration.
Macron’s shock win doesn’t mean he’ll soon form a government
Macron wins shock vote to keep coalition hopes alive
French government resigns, ushering in indefinite transition period
ECB to leave rates on hold in hope for quiet summer
The French left never had a plan for winning. That could cost them their victory.
The end of the French exception
A fragmented election with no clear winner is typical for most EU countries. Can France learn to love the messy art of compromise?
France’s Attal secures way forward with liberals after election debacle
Outgoing French prime minister elected head of Macron’s liberals in parliament.
Macron’s heirs duel over his scraps
Gabriel Attal and Gérald Darmanin are jostling for what’s left of the French president’s party.
Weakened Macron keeps low profile at NATO summit
The political crisis in Paris is creating a void other European capitals are keen to fill.
French election: What the hell is going on?
Not spent eight hours a day reading about the French election like we have? Let us bring you up to speed.
Le Pen accuses French left of plotting Capitol-style insurrection
A prominent figure from the left called for a ‘march’ on the prime minister’s office.
How Le Pen’s far right blew it
Bad candidates, incompetence and a fierce fightback by rivals denied the National Rally its election dream.
Divided, reshuffled and politically bruised: Europe’s leaders head to the NATO summit
Political turmoil on the Continent is reshuffling power players going to the NATO gathering.
France has no majority. But these policies might.
POLITICO looks at the policies with the best chance of making it through France’s new hung parliament.
Macron’s camp plots unlikely comeback amid French election chaos
With no one in charge, the French president’s allies believe anything is possible.
French election gridlock means yet more uncertainty for Europe
Emmanuel Macron’s battles at home means he risks losing sway in Brussels.
How France voted: Charts and maps
POLITICO analyzes the vote that redrew French politics, in which the left beat Marine Le Pen’s far right.
Kremlin mopes over French election results
“We do not harbor any special hopes” for improving ties with France, Moscow said.
The magnificent mind of Emmanuel Macron
The president is a lonely, tragic figure whose strange personality has inflicted chaos and carnage on French politics.
Marine Le Pen: 0. Kylian Mbappé: 1.
France’s football team scores result it wanted in election second round.
Der Linksruck in Frankreich und der Absturz von Le Pen
In der zweiten Runde der Parlamentswahlen entscheidet sich der deutlich größere Teil der Grande Nation klar für das Linksbündnis und nicht, wie befürchtet, für den Rassemblement National. …
French election: Incumbent PM to stay on while victorious French left seeks replacement
Following the left’s shock win, no single party or alliance is able to form a majority.
5 things to know about France’s messy election
What happens now? Did Macron’s snap election work? Is Le Pen finished? POLITICO walks you through the rubble.
Who could be the next French PM?
The winning left-wing alliance has many options for Prime Minister. None of them will make everyone happy.
French election shocker: reaction and analysis
France has voted and the results are in — our POLITICO team in Paris discusses the surprising results of the final round of the parliamentary election in …
Marine Le Pen vs. Jordan Bardella: France’s next power struggle
A budding rivalry could tear apart the French far right’s “winning ticket.”
Meloni was on her best behavior — now her mask is starting to slip