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France's Socialists present budget plan to navigate post-Bayrou era

The budget proposals put forward by the Socialists reveal a heightened sense of caution compared to previous left-wing estimates. They are intended to carry weight in upcoming discussions over the formation of a new government, ahead of Prime Minister François Bayrou's anticipated fall on Monday.

Published on September 5, 2025, at 10:13 am (Paris) Julie Carriat

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By 'dramatizing' debt issue, French PM Bayrou risks exacerbating democratic fatigue

French Prime Minister François Bayrou's call for sacrifices fuels us-and-them populist rhetoric and could alienate citizens who already expect little from politics.

Published on September 4, 2025, at 8:00 pm (Paris), updated yesterday at 12:23 pm Julie Carriat

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Political science researcher Antoine Bristielle: Block Everything is 'a movement structured almost exclusively around radical left sympathizers'

Bristielle conducted a study in the online groups of the Block Everything movement on September 10. He found that only 27% of respondents claimed to have been part of the Yellow Vest movement in 2019, he explained in an interview with Le Monde.

Published on September 1, 2025, at 8:30 pm (Paris), updated yesterday at 12:42 pm Julie Carriat

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As French left looks for a prime minister, an unexpected name emerges

Huguette Bello, the president of the regional council of La Réunion, an overseas territory in the Indian Ocean, has received the backing of the Communists, the Greens and Jean-Luc Mélenchon. But the Socialists still want their leader to be the left's candidate to form a government.

Published on July 13, 2024, at 11:17 am (Paris), updated on July 13, 2024, at 3:02 pm Julie Carriat Sandrine Cassini

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French elections: Left-wing alliance comes out on top in unprecedented political landscape

Having won the most seats, the Nouveau Front Populaire now faces the challenge of negotiating with other political forces in order to convert its first place into a governing majority.

Published on July 8, 2024, at 5:47 am (Paris), updated on July 8, 2024, at 9:38 am Sandrine Cassini Julie Carriat

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French elections: On the left, the Socialists win almost as many seats as Mélenchon's LFI

Final results show the left-wing alliance leading after the second round of France's parliamentary elections, though far from having an absolute majority. The Socialists almost doubled their numbers, rising to rival the formerly dominant La France Insoumise.

Published on July 7, 2024, at 10:38 pm (Paris), updated on July 8, 2024, at 4:22 am Julie Carriat Sandrine Cassini

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French elections: The last seat estimates before Sunday's second round

With two days to go before the second round of France's parliamentary elections, the far-right Rassemblement National and its allies appear to be in the lead, but short of an absolute majority, according to the latest Ipsos Talan poll for Le Monde, Radio France and France Télévisions.

Published on July 5, 2024, at 4:29 pm (Paris), updated on July 5, 2024, at 4:47 pm Julie Carriat

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French elections: The other Marine taking center stage on the left

Marine Tondelier, the leader of France's Green party and a veteran campaigner against the far right, has been a key player in both the creation of the left-wing Nouveau Front Populaire alliance and the defense of a republican front against the RN.

Published on July 4, 2024, at 11:48 am (Paris), updated on July 4, 2024, at 5:03 pm Julie Carriat

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French elections: Mixed feelings for left-wing alliance

Having come second in the first round, the left-wing alliance Nouveau Front Populaire goes into the second round united, and ready to support the rival candidates if it means beating the far-right Rassemblement National. But the lack of reciprocity from the right and Macron's camp weakens it.

Published on July 1, 2024, at 10:52 am (Paris), updated on July 1, 2024, at 2:39 pm Julie Carriat Sandrine Cassini

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French elections poll: Far right holds large lead, with voters split in three blocs

France's June 30 election looks set to confirm the far right's strength, while the left is struggling to catch up. President Emmanuel Macron's coalition, meanwhile, is lagging behind the other two blocs, according to an electoral survey conducted by Ipsos for Le Monde, the Fondation Jean Jaurès, Cevipof, Institut Montaigne, Radio France and France Télévisions.

Published on June 27, 2024, at 11:03 am (Paris), updated on June 27, 2024, at 11:45 am Julie Carriat

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French elections: How the Nouveau Front Populaire left-wing alliance drafted its policy platform

Purchasing power, pensions and growth: The left-wing union is back on familiar turf – that of a left-right confrontation. It intends to deliver a social message to a France that is 'weakened' by seven years of liberalism.

Published on June 21, 2024, at 3:18 pm (Paris), updated on June 22, 2024, at 10:43 am Julie Carriat

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The four days that led to the Nouveau Front Populaire left-wing alliance

The Socialists, the radical left La France Insoumise, the Greens and the Communists have agreed on a platform and a distribution of constituencies. They have yet to pick a leader.

Published on June 14, 2024, at 12:10 pm (Paris), updated on June 14, 2024, at 3:29 pm Julie Carriat Sandrine Cassini

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French left agrees to form new 'Popular Front' in parliamentary elections

The French left, including the Greens and radical left Jean-Luc Mélenchon's La France Insoumise, agreed to form a coalition on Monday evening. But the question remains as to who will lead the alliance into the battle of the snap elections called by President Macron.

Published on June 11, 2024, at 9:32 am (Paris), updated on June 11, 2024, at 10:31 am Sandrine Cassini Julie Carriat

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EU elections: Final poll shows race still uncertain in France

The far-right RN has a stable lead, while President Macron's ruling coalition is neck-and-neck with the Socialists for second place, and the radical left is rising, according to an IPSOS poll for Le Monde conducted during the last two days of the campaign.

Published on June 7, 2024, at 11:30 pm (Paris), updated on June 7, 2024, at 11:32 pm Julie Carriat

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EU elections poll: Far right consolidates lead in France

In the final stretch before the vote, the Rassemblement National's Jordan Bardella continues to rise, reaching 33% of voting intentions, while Macron's governing coalition falls back to 16% and the Socialists stand at 14.5%, a Le Monde poll shows.

Published on June 3, 2024, at 7:01 am (Paris), updated on June 3, 2024, at 11:03 am Julie Carriat

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In France, climate issues are absent from the EU election campaign

Climate issues are virtually absent from the debates ahead of the June 9 vote. Scientists and activists are despairing about the ability of politicians to take action on the environment.

Published on May 24, 2024, at 5:00 am (Paris) Julie Carriat Matthieu Goar

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EU elections: Poll shows far right remains well ahead in France, with Socialists on Macron's heels

Jordan Bardella's Rassemblement National (32%) and Raphaël Glucksmann's left-wing coalition (14%) are gaining voting intentions while the ruling coalition has fallen (17%), in the latest survey carried out by IPSOS in partnership with Le Monde.

Published on April 29, 2024, at 10:58 am (Paris), updated on May 13, 2024, at 10:35 am Julie Carriat

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Political scientist Anja Durovic: 'Marine Le Pen has won the loyalty of female voters'

On the 80th anniversary of French women's right to vote, political scientist Anja Durovic analyzes voting trends by gender. France stands out in Europe because Marine Le Pen performs better among female voters than other far-right politicians.

Published on April 21, 2024, at 5:46 am (Paris) Julie Carriat

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How an EU-Canada trade agreement became a key electoral issue in France

The CETA free-trade agreement between Canada and the European Union is set to be put to a vote by France's Sénat on Thursday. The opposition has seized an opportunity to score points, less than three months before the European elections.

Published on March 21, 2024, at 12:00 pm (Paris), updated on March 21, 2024, at 12:37 pm Julie Carriat Mariama Darame

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The Palestinian cause, a double-edged electoral strategy for Mélenchon's LFI

The leftist party La France Insoumise has positioned itself as a defender of Palestinians ahead of the European elections. It has set its sights on voters in the suburbs, with party leadership hoping the issue will boost turnout.

Published on March 19, 2024, at 1:00 am (Paris), updated on March 19, 2024, at 9:28 am Julie Carriat

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European elections poll: Far right 13 points ahead of Macron's camp, gap widening

Marine Le Pen's Rassemblement National party is broadening and solidifying its electorate, Emmanuel Macron's coalition is losing voters, according to a poll conducted for Le Monde, Cevipof, the Fondation Jean Jaurès and the Institut Montaigne.

Published on March 11, 2024, at 7:01 am (Paris), updated on March 11, 2024, at 2:38 pm Julie Carriat

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Macron's call for 'unwavering' support for Kyiv risks isolating him on French political scene

France's president called a meeting of party leaders to clarify positions, following his remarks on allied troops in Ukraine. Far from backing down, he tried to justify his position, drawing criticism from the opposition.

Published on March 8, 2024, at 12:54 pm (Paris), updated on March 9, 2024, at 12:46 pm Julie Carriat, Sandrine Cassini, Clément Guillou, Alexandre Pedro and Nathalie Segaunes

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From the radical left to the far right, French political parties are weaponizing news stories

Marine Le Pen has seized on the death of young Thomas, killed during a party in a southeastern village, while Jean-Luc Mélenchon decried a racist attack on a gardener near Paris.

Published on November 24, 2023, at 6:30 pm (Paris), updated on November 24, 2023, at 6:30 pm Julie Carriat Clément Guillou

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March against anti-Semitism: A compact, dignified crowd to 'show France's Jews they are not alone'

More than 100,000 people demonstrated in Paris on Sunday, and tens of thousands more across France, for the 'great civic march' against anti-Semitism. Politicians from across the spectrum were present, including the far-right Rassemblement National. But not President Emmanuel Macron, nor radical-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

Published on November 13, 2023, at 11:20 am (Paris), updated on November 13, 2023, at 6:36 pm Vanessa Schneider, Abel Mestre, Sarah Belouezzane, Clément Guillou, Julie Carriat, Nathalie Segaunes, Stéphanie Wenger and Richard Schittly

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French radical left MP Ruffin: 'Support for the Israeli society is self-evident, but support for the Israeli government must not be blindly given'

The La France Insoumise MP François Ruffin calls on the left to 'put strong words' on the terrorist acts committed by Hamas in Israel and fears the importation of a conflict that is 'also a domestic affair,' in an interview with Le Monde.

Published on October 12, 2023, at 5:30 am (Paris) Julie Carriat Sandrine Cassini

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Poor political strategy makes French Greens inaudible

Embroiled in a controversy surrounding a rap artist and destabilized by a proposal to unite the left behind former Socialist environment minister Ségolène Royal in the runup to next year's European elections, the party is struggling to make its mark.

Published on September 7, 2023, at 5:00 am (Paris), updated on September 7, 2023, at 2:03 pm Julie Carriat

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Macron looks to renew social dialogue after contentious pension reform

President Emmanuel Macron told party leaders he would organize a 'social conference,' the first under his presidency. Business leaders are unconvinced, but labor unions have their demands ready.

Published on September 3, 2023, at 4:43 pm (Paris) Bertrand Bissuel, Julie Carriat, Thibaud Métais and Nathalie Segaunes

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Macron's talks with party leaders: 'Past midnight, we got down to the reality of people's lives'

The 12 hours of debates with political leaders from his ruling coalition and the opposition included widely consensual issues like the war in Ukraine as well as more contentious topics like immigration and wages.

Published on August 31, 2023, at 12:57 pm (Paris), updated on August 31, 2023, at 1:02 pm Nathalie Segaunes, Sandrine Cassini, Julie Carriat, Alexandre Pedro and Clément Guillou

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Meat: French totem, political battle

Long the preserve of the upper classes, meat is now an ideological icon. The 'greening' of personal practices is coming up against an almost identity-based resistance to this food with its many symbolic features.

Published on August 21, 2023, at 11:33 am (Paris) Julie Carriat

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'There still is some resistance, but nobody says that you have to eat a lot of meat anymore'

Meat consumption, which reached an all-time peak in the 20th century, has begun a gradual, slow decline. To eat it or not to eat it, the question has always led to various justifications, explains historian Bruno Laurioux, in an interview with Le Monde.

Published on August 21, 2023, at 12:30 am (Paris), updated on August 21, 2023, at 8:25 am Julie Carriat

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France's Green party sparks controversy with invite to rapper Médine

'It's not the far right who decides,' retorted Greens party leader Marine Tondelier in the face of accusations of 'Islamo-leftism.' Médine, who has been criticized for some of his lyrics, is committed to the convergence of left-wing struggles.

Published on August 5, 2023, at 3:48 pm (Paris) Julie Carriat

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Teenager killed by policeman: Macron walks tightrope between left and police unions

President Macron convened an interministerial crisis unit at the Interior Ministry, after the violent actions committed overnight.

Published on June 29, 2023, at 12:02 pm (Paris), updated on June 29, 2023, at 4:51 pm Antoine Albertini, Julie Carriat, Claire Gatinois and Ivanne Trippenbach

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The socialist party's struggle in Spain is a warning for the French left

A year away from the European elections, and as their partners lose ground in Europe while the right and the far right both advance, the parties of the French political left disagree on the strategic lessons to be learned.

Published on June 2, 2023, at 11:14 am (Paris), updated on July 23, 2023, at 12:14 pm Julie Carriat

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French left's favorite radical MP prepares for the post-Mélenchon era

Visibly keen to remain loyal to the founder of the radical left party La France Insoumise and expand the left electorate, François Ruffin appears determined to come up with a plan for the 2027 presidential election.

Published on May 21, 2023, at 4:35 pm (Paris) Julie Carriat

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Pension reform: After new rejection by Constitutional Council, France questions referendum procedure

After France's top constitutional authority ruled against the request for a referendum on the retirement age filed by left-wing lawmakers, some are wondering whether the referendum mechanism is designed to fail.

Published on May 4, 2023, at 11:43 am (Paris) Laura Motet, Julie Carriat, Mariama Darame and Jérémie Lamothe

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'Apartheid regime' resolution underscores French left's divisions on Israel

The Assemblée Nationale will vote Thursday on a resolution written by a Communist MP condemning 'the institutionalization by the state of Israel of an apartheid regime.' The other left-wing parties do not all agree.

Published on May 4, 2023, at 5:00 am (Paris) Julie Carriat

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Massive turnout for May Day marred by violence in several French cities

International Workers' Day was marked by a massive turnout to demonstrate against the French government's pension reform.

Published on May 2, 2023, at 4:15 am (Paris), updated on May 2, 2023, at 10:49 am Julie Carriat

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War in Ukraine: The French left's impossible consistency

In the name of realism and fighting American imperialism, radical parties like La France Insoumise and the Communists plead for negotiations with Russia.

Published on April 7, 2023, at 8:45 pm (Paris), updated on April 7, 2023, at 8:45 pm Julie Carriat

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Fractured European left cautiously watches France's pension protests

Left-wing politicians from around Europe have been following the protests in France against the pension reform. Though many are cautious regarding the French pension system, they are unanimous when it comes to police brutality.

Published on April 5, 2023, at 8:00 pm (Paris) Julie Carriat

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French pension reform: No-confidence motion strives for broad support in Assemblée Nationale

Introduced in reaction to the forced passage of the pension reform, the proposal that could lead to the dissolution of the government must be backed by at least 28 right-wing MPs.

Published on March 20, 2023, at 11:34 am (Paris), updated on March 20, 2023, at 11:34 am Alexandre Pedro, Julie Carriat, Clément Guillou and Mariama Darame

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