France's new government has survived its first parliamentary test, but the road ahead is beset with dangers.
Category: France
Four quick updates
A brief report on the latest developments in some continuing stories, including Catalonia, Japan, France and the United States.
Still no French government
France's left has advanced as far as settling on a candidate for prime minister, but the hard part is yet to come.
The centre holds, twice
The EU's prime minister and the French parliament's speaker both keep their jobs, showing that mainstream parties can sometimes stick together.
Two new parliaments
The results of the French and European elections will be tested tomorrow at legislative sessions in Paris and Strasbourg.
Disproportionality part III: Comparisons
Wrapping up our statistical treatment of the British and French elections with some comparative thoughts.
Disproportionality part II: France
France votes with much the same system as Australia, and produces a similar level of distortion in its results.
France, live
Follow the French legislative results as they happen.
Numbers on both sides of the Channel
Britain's electoral system lives up to its low expectations. France's may do a little better.
France on the brink
Contrary to what you might read, France's legislative election has not left the far right poised to win a majority. The republic will not fall this time, but its defences have been badly compromised.
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