2024 French legislative elections: Results of the first round
France • Jun 27, 2024, 5:26 PM
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French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved the National Assembly in June and called for snap legislative elections, with a first round of voting on June 30 and a second round on July 7. A total of 577 seats are up for grabs in the lower-house National Assembly, and France's next prime minister will likely come from the party or coalition winning the most seats.
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Philipsen wins stage 13 of Tour de France in sprint finish as Pogacar keeps overall lead
France • 4:01 PM
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Jasper Philipsen won the 13th stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish and two-time champion Tadej Pogacar kept the yellow jersey on Friday.
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Two French rugby players formally charged with aggravated rape in Argentina
France • 3:40 PM
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Two French international rugby players were charged with aggravated rape after a 39-year-old woman accused them of assaulting her in a Mendoza hotel room following a match. The men deny the accusation, but according to their lawyer "are worried about thi
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National Assembly without a majority: France-EU ties in uncharted territory
France • 3:05 PM
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It seems that France is going to have to learn coalition politics after a parliamentary election in which no party or bloc came close to winning an absolute majority. Germany and other countries have experience of grand coalitions, but in France, a win-o
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Seine met swimming standards for past several days, Paris says ahead of Olympics
France • 8:32 AM
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Paris city hall announced on Friday that the Seine has been clean enough for swimming for most of the past 12 days, just weeks before the start of the 2024 Games. Despite recent unseasonable rain that has raised pollution levels, city officials remain co
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