As looting and arson at town halls add to the turmoil, an already divided France risks becoming even more polarized. The violence could bring the far right to power. “Violence strengthens the ‘party of order’,” political scientist Jérôme Fourquet told the newspaper Le Soir.
WorldFrance's President Emmanuel Macron has invited all parties, except for the far-right party National Rally (RN) and the left-wing party Unsubmissive France (LFI), to talks on forming a new government, his office announces.
World politicsThe Stockholm Stock Exchange started the trading week upwards. At closing, the OMXS index was up 1.1 percent. This after having opened downwards.
BusinessFrance's proposed budget gets approved by the EU – but maybe not by the French parliament. Everything can explode, warns Prime Minister Michel Barnier.
BusinessThe Far-Right Party FPÖ appears to be becoming the largest party in the election in Austria with 29 percent of the votes, after more than 80 percent of the votes have been counted. If the result stands, it will be the first time after World War II that a far-right party becomes the largest in a national parliamentary election in the country.
WorldSports stars' words have significance, says Kadidiatou Diani. Tonight, the French attacking ace wants to defeat Sweden and send a politically divided nation to the European Championship. I still see a fairly positive future for France, says Diani.
SportsThe Public Prosecutor's Office in Paris has launched an investigation into Marine Le Pen's presidential campaign 2022 following suspicions of illegal financing, according to several media outlets.
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