French Politics

Voting stations opened in France at 0600 GMT for the second round of the parliamentary election.

Polls predict a landslide victory for French President Emmanuel Macron in the parliamentary elections.

The current state of high alert has been in place since 2015, after 130 were killed in Paris.

Disarray in established French political parties could hand her victory.

Macron will face a tough test selling 'third way' politics in 2017.

Faith in the current political system is dropping ahead of 2017 election.

A new poll in "Les Echos" sees the French president third in a variety of scenarios.

One in five could imagine performing torture themselves.

Bruno Le Maire would hold plebiscite by 2022.

The French far-right leader is enraged at Merkel's vow to keep her from becoming president.

France’s right-wing parties are looking favorably towards Russia.

The French President has proved consistently unpopular.

Valls also appeared to back the banning of Islamic headscarves in universities.

France’s Women’s Rights Minister has caused controversy with her views on the Islamic veil.

The report urges France to ban the funding of racist groups, including "political parties".

Police fired tear gas as migrant and activists threw stones, according to reports.

The ousted party founder says he could launch rival group.

The probe relates to the financing of Sarkozy's 2012 election campaign.

The right-winger's Republican primary entry could see Sarkozy lose the presidential nomination.

More than $8 million has been paid out in compensation to victims and their families.

The current fluctuations in the French regional elections signal a further rise of the right.

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A new poll shows Marine Le Pen and her niece Marion trailing the Republicans.

A new poll finds that among France's Catholics, the FN is more popular than the ruling Socialists.

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports is also considering lowering the voting age to 16 years old.

Francois Hollande’s Socialist party set to lose half its departments as ex-president calls for change.

Marine Le Pen's Front National is banking on building a base of local officials to become more mainstream.

The far-right Front National failed to come out on top in France’s local elections, but its leader remains a serious presidential contender.