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Emmanuel Macron has appointed Michel Barnier as France’s prime minister, after securing Marine Le Pen’s agreement. The creation of a government reliant on her blessing is another step in the far right’s march toward power.
Open letter to the French people from New Popular Front prime ministerial candidate Lucie Castets and leaders of its component parties.
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The New Popular Front won the most seats in France's snap legislative elections but fell far short of an absolute majority. The NFP — a broad left-wing coalition — was indeed critical in denying Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally a victory.
Unions and left-wing activists staged protests across France on Thursday to put pressure on President Macron to choose a prime minister from the New Popular Front.
French voters face a stark choice when they head back to the polls on 7 July: do they want some type of coalition government with a centre of gravity to the left of the current one, or do they want to give the far right the keys to state power....
Over 300 constituencies could face three-way run-offs unless candidates withdraw by 6pm tomorrow
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