Far right wins in first round of French elections

France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party has achieved a decisive victory in the first round of the country’s snap parliamentary elections. According to pollsters IFOP, Ipsos, OpinionWay, and Elabe, Marine Le Pen’s RN secured about 34% of the vote. The left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coalition garnered around 29%, while President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Ensemble […]

France bans all pro-Palestinian demonstrations

The interior minister of France has issued a prohibition on all pro-Palestinian gatherings within the nation. In an official statement, Gérald Darmanin has instructed that foreign nationals who violate these regulations should be subject to “systematic” deportation. This decision has been prompted by concerns among European governments about the escalation of antisemitism, which has been […]