French vote gives leftists most seats over far-right, but leaves hung parliament and deadlock – National

French vote gives leftists most seats over far-right, but leaves hung parliament and deadlock – National

PARIS (AP) — A coalition of the French left won the most seats in high-stakes legislative elections Sunday, according to near-final results, beating back a far-right surge but failing to win a majority. The outcome left France facing the stunning prospect of a hung parliament and threatened political paralysis in a pillar of the European Union and Olympic host … Read more

French-Montrealers turn out to vote in ‘historic’ election amid surge in far-right

French-Montrealers turn out to vote in ‘historic’ election amid surge in far-right

Large numbers of French nationals in Montreal are expected to turn out on Saturday for the first round of France’s parliamentary elections, spurred to the ballot box by the threat of a surging far-right party and its allies that are leading in the polls back home. Quebec is home to 260,000 French citizens, 200,000 of … Read more

France’s far right may win big in EU elections. That’s worrying for migrants, Macron and Ukraine

France’s far right may win big in EU elections. That’s worrying for migrants, Macron and Ukraine

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen isn’t on the ballot at the weekend’s European Parliament election but she’s likely to emerge as one of its biggest winners. Polls expect her National Rally party to be the top vote-getter in France, trouncing President Emmanuel Macron’s moderate pro-business party. And across Europe, the anti-immigration, nationalist ideas Le … Read more

Far-Right Dutch Leader May Quit Climate Denial For Extreme Agenda

Far-Right Dutch Leader May Quit Climate Denial For Extreme Agenda

Geert Wilders, the anti-Islam populist who won the Dutch election in November, is best known for attacking the Muslims who comprise just over 5% of the Netherlands’ population as human “scum” whose “backward religion” amounts to a “retarded culture” based on the teachings of a “pedophile” prophet. Voters rewarded his pledges to outlaw mosques and … Read more