PARIS--French President Emmanuel Macron lost control of the National Assembly in legislative elections on Sunday, a major setback that could throw the country into political paralysis unless he is ...

Candidates in this election had also been accused of antisemitism. The vote, and result, put many French Jews in an uncomfortable position. Political scientist Jean-Yves Camus said before the vote ...

round of a snap election. That coalition’s leader, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, said that the French had voted with their conscience and rejected the worst-case scenario… Jean-Luc Mélenchon ...

The rating agency said new French elections "will likely be called" in the second half of this year. "The outcome and economic policy implications are highly uncertain," it said. "An increase in ...

In a world turned upside down by Donald Trump's return to the White House, French political leaders, fearing a faux pas ...

The 2002 French general elections were held in four stages: two rounds of voting for president, on April 21 and May 5, and two rounds of voting for parliamentary seats a month later. At the time ...

The race to lead the French Socialist Party is shaping up to be a dramatic affair, one that could have major ramifications for France’s next presidential election. Three candidates have thrown their ...

The first major French test for federal Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney came during Monday's debate in Montreal, and ...