PARIS, July 8 — France faced a hung parliament and the prospect of taxing negotiations starting today to form a government after a surprise left-wing surge blocked Marine Le Pen's quest to bring the far right to power.

PARIS, July 7 — France holds a parliamentary run-off election today that will reconfigure the political landscape, with opinion polls forecasting the far-right National Rally (RN) will win the most votes but likely fall short of a majority.

PARIS, April 25 — Emmanuel Macron comfortably defeated far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Sunday, heading off a political earthquake for Europe but acknowledging dissatisfaction with his first term and saying he would seek to make amends.

PARIS, April 25 — French incumbent President Emmanuel Macron won the 2022 French presidential runoff with 18,779,641 votes, or 58.54 per cent of the valid votes, reported Xinhua, according to the preliminary results released Sunday night by the French Interior Ministry.