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Economy and interior ministers retained in cabinet headed by Élisabeth Borne
Socialists and Les Républicains tempted by alliances to win National Assembly seats
Former colonies angry over Covid mandates and failures in public health switch allegiance to far right
Russia’s war in Ukraine, economic pressures and social discontent will test the president
Far-right politician’s family name is one of the barriers to power, political analysts say
The re-elected French president picked up votes from supporters of beaten leftwing candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon
How the French president may have insulated himself against the populist challenge on trade
Voters are discontented but have no appetite for reforms that would tackle what really ails the nation
The French president is better placed than ever to push forward with his EU ambitions but the rows will have to stop
Re-elected president faces divisions ahead of parliamentary election in June
Incumbent wins with 58.5% of vote as far-right rival vows to fight on in June parliamentary polls
Macron’s re-election set to energise Brussels policymaking
EU approves groundbreaking rules to police Big Tech platforms
Legislative elections could yet leave the re-elected president with his wings clipped
Voters will decide between liberal incumbent and far-right challenger
The president bidding for a second five-year term is no stranger to political gambles
Latest data ahead of the run-off on April 24
President solidifies frontrunner status with clear lead in polls as chances of electoral upset recede
Officials in Brussels are working on the sixth sanctions package in response to the war in Ukraine
Charles de Gaulle said the French were ‘ingouvernables’. Do the country’s widening divisions prove him right?
Community disappointed by president for neglecting poorer suburbs and passing divisive anti-terror laws
Politicians like Marine Le Pen perpetuate the gloom by indulging in fantasies of national decline
The winner of Sunday’s election needs a foreign policy fit for a changing Europe
Pascal Lamy on the French election and the nationalist right
Aggressive Macron delivers sharpest blows but restrained and moderate approach shows challenger has learned from 2017
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