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Updates on the political situation, including elections as well as key global events affecting foreign people living in France

Pressure mounts on Burnham to deepen UK-EU ties

Talks on issue likely at upcoming UK-EU summit

Marine Le Pen should have had the dignity to stand down

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Marine Le Pen outlines ‘national preference’ policies for French housing sector

Explained: The senate elections taking place in France this September

Half of upper chamber will be contested

Barnier deserves better than Brexit insults

Michel Barnier speaking at a European Parliament committee meeting in Brussels, with an EU flag in the background.

Michel Barnier was too arrogant like all at EU

10 presidential facts ahead of France's 2027 election

Find out more about the president's role, from nuclear powers to also being the world's only elected monarch

Raphaël Glucksmann smiles in a suit at a rally in Aubervilliers, with supporters behind him.

Centre-left Raphaël Glucksmann announces French presidency bid

Politician is popular among Socialists but struggles with his image as a member of the intellectual elite who is out of touch with the everyday challenges of French people

French politician hospitalised by snake bite - where vipers are found and how to protect yourself

Incident involving France Insoumise MEP highlights dangers posed by snakes in the wild

Is Mont Blanc in France or does it belong to Italy?

Discover the history of the 160-year border dispute over western Europe’s highest mountain and why the summit remains contested

Large crowd marching along a tree-lined avenue in Paris during a public protest, with flags and banners visible.

France's 2027 presidential election date criticised by right wing

May Day timing favours left-wing parties, says leader of Les Républicains

Could François Hollande make a comeback in France’s 2027 presidential election?

Former Socialist president can act as unifying ‘soft-left’ candidate… but would have a mountain to climb

Russian political commentator issued with order to leave France

Xenia Fedorova has been accused of spreading Russian propaganda