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This year’s intake will change the National Assembly’s make-up and complicate life for Macron
Socialists and Les Républicains tempted by alliances to win National Assembly seats
Courts have ruled political events are exempt from controls, creating two-speed campaign
CNews gave a platform to the broadcaster, who is surging in the polls, while critics say it has tilted the election agenda to the right
Defeat in regional vote exposes La République en Marche’s thin presence and emboldens rivals
Macron and Le Pen see their centrist and far-right groups suffer in regional polls
The far-right suffered a setback but cannot be discounted next year
Centre-right Les Republicains perform strongly in first round while extreme right falters
Regional deal shows weakness of centre-right party and dominance of Macron and Le Pen
France’s president replaces embattled interior minister before start of campaign to secure a second term
Environmental party triumphs in big cities in French local election
LREM faces washout in local elections after breakaways and pandemic take their toll
Green and leftwing dissidents split from La République en Marche
French president’s La République en Marche is losing ground ahead of elections
His imperious manner and lack of emotional intelligence make him vulnerable
The mathematician is proving to be a thorn in President Macron’s side
Far-right’s narrow victory unlikely to slow French reforms or dent European ambitions
French president calls for ‘renaissance’ in Europe to fend off ’nationalists’
President uses meetings to defuse rumblings of discontent and recapture the political initiative
Suspension of fuel tax rise aimed at saving government’s reform programme
Cars burnt and shops looted in Paris during third week of ‘gilets jaunes’ demonstrations
French party vows to team up with liberal EU forces to quash populists in elections
Under-fire president wants to give fresh impetus to his reform agenda
Lots of reform, little sleep and a population to persuade: inside the president’s first year
Electoral setbacks point up fragility at centre of president’s rookie party
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