Emmanuel Macron

French president has been seeking to form new government for two months after losing legislative vote

More than 50 people rescued and two missing after ‘terrible shipwreck’ off coast of Cap Gris-Nez

PM’s meeting with French president follows recent visit to Germany where he said he was not ‘reversing Brexit’ amid plans for treaty

Simon Harris, visiting French president at the Élysée Palace, confirmed no consent had been sought for transport

French president has sole power to name new premier following last month’s inconclusive election

Choosing a prime minister who can appease Macron’s centrist camp, a leftist alliance and the far-right National Rally has proven tricky

The Olympic Games in Paris are about much more than money or medals – they are about the transformation of the French capital

Signature sights of the French capital were paraded with creative, sporting joy in context of geopolitical crises

Democracy requires people to see the need to vote. France, Iran and Poland show the way

UK and French electoral systems have thwarted its advance but the far right is still on the rise globally

French Europhile president will be distracted by domestic problems and less inclined to shake things up

Left-wing bloc says it should be able to govern as centrists seek to win over moderate right republicans

The far right won more votes nationwide than the left alliance and Macron’s centrists but the vote was spread across the country

National Rally official who helped pick contentious candidates steps down from executive committee

The centre and the left in France will need to decide what else they agree on, other than opposing Marine Le Pen

Leftist New Popular Front emerges as dominant force in the National Assembly as Macron’s alliance suffers humbling setback after Sunday’s election

Complicated talks lie ahead after snap elections called by Emmanuel Macron result in hung parliament

Even tear gas from riot police does little to dampen the party atmosphere as the New Popular Front wins the French elections

Macron’s election gamble has engineered a dangerous moment for France and the European Union

Left-wing coalition finishes first in French parliamentary elections as far right kept from power

Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is forecast to win most votes in today’s run-off election but fall short of a majority

Marine Le Pen’s party is set to become the largest in parliament as French people vote in the second round of elections

France might be closer to dictatorship than it has been since the end of the second World War

There are significant parallels - and differences - between countermovements that gripped Europe and the US about 100 years ago and forces shaping politics today

Additional 30,000 police deployed amid fear of street violence as extreme right-wing National Rally is expected to win the largest number of seats in the snap election called by President Macron

Far-right party projected to fall significantly short of 289 seats required to push through its agenda easily

Election campaign has been marred by political tensions and growing violence

From a far right government to a hung parliament, what are the likely outcomes of the French elections?

Gabriel Attal says cross-party co-operation can prevent National Rally from taking control of the National Assembly

Events in France point to a more chaotic future, and Ireland must build its defence and security infrastructure amid growing challenges

French far-right party leader says she will look for allies if RN fails to secure 289 parliamentary seats on Sunday

In the News podcast: Irish Times acting Europe Correspondent Jack Power on the first round of the French elections and what lies ahead on July 7th

Marine Le Pen’s Eurosceptic and anti-immigrant party came top in Sunday’s first-round election with 33% per cent of the vote

Much will depend on how well centre and left groups can avoid splitting the vote in decisive second round

Far-right National Rally party dominates first round of elections after unusually high turn out deals blow to Macron

Le Pen’s National Rally takes more than third of vote, according to projections, in major defeat for Macron in snap election

Make no mistake: A far-right government in France would be an earthquake for the EU

Worldview: This disastrous election is France’s Brexit moment - every bit as mistimed and every bit as consequential for his country

Tensions already emerging over who controls certain areas of policy after the election if Marine LE Pen’s party finishes first

Opponents accuse National Rally leader of arrogance and distorting constitution