French left agrees rare alliance deal to take on Macron
Move could threaten French president’s chances of securing National Assembly majority
Move could threaten French president’s chances of securing National Assembly majority
Socialists and Les Republicains risk being torn apart in scrabble for votes in June polls
Runoff will reveal whether he broke the mould or facilitated far-right’s rise
Macron goes into the second round on April 24th as frontrunner, and with a larger first-round vote than he won five years ago. But he is not assured of victory
Election looked set to be a replay of 2017 but the president’s win is no longer a certainty
French conservative candidate ‘crossed Rubicon’ with reference to ‘great replacement’
Broader trends in French society should be working in the left’s favour – but it is failing to take advantage
Poll intended to whittle down number of left and Green candidates in presidential race
The city of lights has a deserved reputation for its food and wine culture
Carlos Moreno created eco-friendly concept that became more plausible in the pandemic
Socialist with immigrant roots has tough task to revive party’s post-Hollande fortunes
Poor local election results may not mean much but the president’s party base remains weak
Macron announces strict lockdown measures to be extended to whole country
Former EU chief Brexit negotiator announces ‘Patriot and European’ group
Place de la République camp dismantled as National Assembly passes ‘global security’ law
World updates: Further restrictions in Paris; record infections in Germany and Ukraine
The ‘branded Parisian’ needs to be reconstructed as ‘it’s been a long time since she’s looked like Brigitte Bardot’
City moves to ‘maximum alert’, with ban on student parties but restaurants to stay open
Municipal elections can be a poor guide to national performance
Europe Écologie Les Verts seize town halls in Besançon, Bordeaux, Lyon and Strasbourg
Sunday’s elections will be chastening after a disastrous campaign by president’s LREM
Paris, Brussels and Milan all experience significant rises in nitrogen dioxide, data shows
Covid-19 is recalibrating urban living but capitals endure as exciting laboratories
Germany warns against nationalism, as UK and France thank war-time generation
Confidence of Cédric Villani, the race’s most colourful candidate, suddenly doesn’t look misplaced
Benjamin Griveaux says he would plant ‘in neighbourhoods where kids don’t have trees’
Paris Letter: The city has budgeted €1.5m annually since 2017 for the war on rats
Despite devastation of Gothic cathedral, many chalices, paintings and statues saved
Archbishop Luigi Ventura suspected of molesting male staffer during mayor’s address
Online platform hits back at citywide clampdown in French capital
Dunkirk is latest European city to offer a free-fare system. Could we follow suit?
Barricade of burning rubbish bins built as ‘yellow vests’ demonstrate
Carlos Ghosn says buyers are afraid of being ‘trapped’ with cars they cannot sell
Feminist campaigners label the new street facilities sexist and discriminatory
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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