Topic: France
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France shifts to the left, but risk of policy paralysis looms
Left-wing bloc New Popular Front won the most votes in the election, but without a majority leaves France in uncertainty
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How a new UK government could help Muslims across Europe
With the far-right making gains in recent EU elections, we asked prominent European Muslims whether a new UK government could change the conversation about migration
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Historic win for Le Pen and far right in French first-round vote
The anti-immigration National Rally has won more than 33% of the vote, with President Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble Alliance in third place
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Why France’s leading Muslim high school faces closure
Lycée Averroès is about to lose all its public funding, despite exemplary grades, over claims it has broken neutrality laws
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Can France stop the EU’s fall to the far right?
Emmanuel Macron has called a snap election following his defeat by Marine Le Pen's nationalists in the EU elections. But will a centrist victory in France be enough to stop Europe’s slide into fear, racism and extremism?
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Safe but not secure: the Palestinian refugees facing an uncertain future in France
Since 7 October, France has facilitated the evacuation of 260 Palestinians from Gaza. Unlike the 70,000 Ukrainians it accepted in 2022, they can remain only if they agree not to return to Palestine
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France faces ‘consequential’ election as far right rout prompts Macron gamble
A majority for Marine Le Pen’s National Rally would see President Macron lose the power to set the domestic agenda
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‘We’ve got things to say’
After decades of ghettoisation, French Muslims have found their voice in the booming standup comedy scene they helped to build
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Will June’s EU elections see an unstoppable rise of the far right?
Analysts predict that culture wars and anti-immigrant policies will drive votes in the upcoming poll
