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France was gripped by political turmoil yesterday after Marine Le Pen's hard-Right party won the first round of a snap election.

Fears of French civil war after Marine Le Pen's hard-Right party victory in election called by 'reckless' Macron that saw clashes in streets

Fox News

France's parliament is split among far-left, center and far-right, as no single political faction came close to the majority needed to form a government.

French parliament divided among far-left, center, far-right after elections

TheDailyBeast

A left-of-center coalition beat out Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally in France’s second round of parliamentary elections Sunday, shocking politicians and pundits alike. But with no party winning an absolute majority, the country has been plunged into an uncertain state of political gridlock that could stretch on for months.The alliance, the New Popular Front, won at least 181 seats, according to the Associated Press, which cited France’s Interior Ministry. Meanwhile, Macron’s centrist bloc slid into second place with at least 160 seats, while National Rally took a measly 143 seats.Final results were still being tallied on Sunday night, with...

French Prime Minister to Resign After Shocking Defeat for Far Right

After the left wing's election success in France, all eyes are now on radical firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon who has demanded the left be given the premiership. "The president has the power, the president has the duty to call on the New Popular Front to govern," Mélenchon said Sunday night.

France avoided a far-right election win — now the radical far left is demanding power

The Independent

 Hundreds of people celebrate in Paris moments after and election-night exit poll suggests France’s far-right National Rally will fail to become the largest party.The huge crowd in Place de la Republique could be seen clapping and chanting together. They can also be seen waving French and Palestinian flags, as well as a huge one with the inscription: “France is a fabric of migration.”The exit poll also forecasts that the left-wing New Popular Front coalition will win 172 to 192 seats, meaning they would win the election.French Leftist leader Jean-Luc Melenchon has hailed the results as being “immense relief for a majority of people in our country.”      Read More               French YouTuber explains croissant argument that divides countryFrench PM casts vote in pivotal runoff election that could propel far right to powerFrench protesters set off fireworks and damage storefront after election result      

Hundreds celebrate in Paris as far-right loses sway in election day exit poll

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Donald Trump is now a convicted felon. This is an objectively good thing but you wouldn’t know it from a lot of the discourse in the media and online. Trump and his allies are attempting to claim that being a convicted felon only makes Trump stronger , and political pundits keep saying that a conviction wouldn’t impact the upcoming election . Even on the Left, there’s debate as to how Biden and Democrats should talk about Trump’s conviction.

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New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

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 Sir Keir Starmer thanked Rishi Sunak for his service to the country in his first speech as prime minister outside 10 Downing Street on Friday ( 5 July).After he was greeted by applause and cheers from supporters, the new Prime Minister took to the lectern.He said: “I have just returned from Buckingham Palace, where I accepted an invitation from His Majesty the King to form the next Government of this great nation.“I want to thank the outgoing prime minister Rishi Sunak. His achievement as the first British-Asian prime minister of our country, the extra effort that that will have required, should not be underestimated by anyone. And we paid tribute to that today.“We also recognise the dedication and hard work he brought to his leadership.”      Read More               Keir Starmer and wife enter No 10 for first time after Labour election winElmo shakes hands with Keir Starmer and congratulates him on election victoryKing Charles arrives at Buckingham Palace ahead of Rishi Sunak’s resignation      

Keir Starmer sends message to Rishi Sunak in first speech as prime minister outside 10 Downing Street

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Nobody expected this. High drama, for sure, but this was a shock. When the graphics flashed up on all the big French channels, it was not the far right of Marine Le Pen and her young prime minister-in-waiting Jordan Bardella who were on course for victory. It was the left...

What just happened in France's shock election?

Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) - French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said on Sunday he will hand his resignation to President Emmanuel Macron on Monday morning, adding he will carry out his functions as long as required.

French PM Attal: I will hand my resignation on Monday morning

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Fifty percent of Norfolk church has high blood pressure. 3WTKR reports that Pastor Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Guns of Second Calvery Baptist Church in Norfolk made a startling discovery in March. He asked congregants who had high blood pressure to stand and half of the congregation rose to their feet.

Virginia pastor reveals half of his African American congregation has hypertension

The Hill

Meghan McCain, the daughter of the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), said President Biden will not be elected to another term “one way or another.” “Joe Biden can step aside for another candidate or lose in historic numbers in a few months — but one way or another he will not be President soon and…

Meghan McCain: Biden won’t be elected to a second term ‘one way or another’

With the champagne on ice, they thought they were on the brink of victory - but it didn't happen.

France's far right 'sad and disappointed' over election result

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French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Ensemble alliance is projected to fall out of the majority in power, but voters shocked pollsters with a rebuke of Marine Le Pen’s right-wing National Rally. Although final results are not expected until Sunday evening, it appears as though there will be a bitter power struggle between France’s left and […]

French election result: Left-wing coalition wins most seats in shocking upset

As French citizens get set to vote in runoff parliamentary elections on Sunday, hundreds of contenders have bowed out in an effort to block the far right from the gates of power.

Hundreds of candidates drop out of French election runoff in last gasp bid to keep far right from power

PARIS — A coalition of the French left won the most seats in high-stakes legislative elections Sunday, beating back a far-right surge but failing to win a majority. The outcome left France, a pillar of the European Union and Olympic host country, facing the stunning prospect of a hung parliament and political paralysis.

France Rejects Far Right as Left Wins Most but Not Majority of Seats, Leaving Hung Parliament

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How the United Kingdom and France elections work and who will win.

Voters are mad as hell in the UK and France

France could radically reshape its political future on Sunday as it completes a second and decisive round of voting in its parliamentary election. After the first round, Marine Le Pen’s far right National Rally (RN) party seemed to be on course for securing an outright majority. The prospect of this prompted other left-leaning parties to band together and try and block her path. The strategy, referred to as the “republican front,” involves withdrawing hundreds of candidates in order to pool voters together to block National Party candidates. Should the effort fail and National Rally win a parliamentary majority, French President Emmanuel Macron would have to appoint a prime minister from the party—in this case, likely Le Pen’s 28-year-old protégé Jordan Bardella. Reuters reported that turnout stood at 26.3% by around midday local time, up from 18.99% during the second round of voting in 2022, according to the French Interior Ministry.Read it at The Wall Street JournalRead more at The Daily Beast.

France Heads to Polls as Left-Wing Coalition Tries to Block Marine Le Pen

Going into France’s final round of elections yesterday, pollsters penciled in a historic victory for the country’s far-right party, National Rally. Turns out, they were wrong about the right. They should have been looking left. Early projections showed the New Popular Front, an alliance of socialists, greens, and...

Election stunner in France as left denies far-right

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France’s left-wing alliance beats far right in surprise result

A left-wing coalition won the most seats in the final round of France’s snap elections, marking a major upset for far-right factions that were widely forecast...

France’s left-wing alliance beats far right in surprise result

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