France's left-wing alliance blocks a far-right majority, projection shows

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People in France gathered, cheering
Voters delivered a blow to France's far-right bloc, the National Rally, after projections showed the leftist New Popular Front ahead in the polls.

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The far-right has taken another step toward power in France's elections

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Marine Le Pen at Le Dôme de Paris.

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Macron calls for snap election in France after far-right wins in European Union vote

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Far-right and center-right parties dominated the European Union parliamentary vote. The rightward shift could have wide-ranging impacts, including blocking new legislation toward climate goals.

Macron has taken a radical gamble that could backfire

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France's President Emmanuel Macron on June 8, 2024.

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Kids should be banned from smartphones until 13 and social media until 18, a major French study says

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A schoolboy looking at an iPhone with apps including TikTok, Facebook, and X, on February 25, 2024.

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French President Emmanuel Macron won't rule out sending Western troops to Ukraine

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French President Emmanuel Macron, center right, delivers a speech at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, Feb. 26, 2024.
More than 20 European heads of state and government and other Western officials are gathering in a show of unity for Ukraine.

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Brigitte Macron says she waited 10 years to marry the French president because her kids were around his age

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President Emmanuel Macron and Brigitte Macron welcome King Charles III And Queen Camilla at the Élysée Palace on September 21, 2023 in Paris, France.
Brigitte Macron says she waited a decade to marry the French president so she wouldn't wreck the lives of her children, who were around his age.

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