France’s Far Right Scores Big in First Round of Elections, Polling Suggests
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Only far right can win majority, warns French PM
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Police, poverty and populism: how Perpignan became a laboratory for the far right
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French turnout high as far right aims for power in key vote
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French artists, DJs and musicians unite to fight threat of far-right government
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France is voting in pivotal legislative elections
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Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz comes back to beat Frances Tiafoe at Wimbledon in the third round
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Italian Premier Meloni rebukes the youth wing of her far-right party for glorifying fascism
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Euro 2024: UEFA investigating after Turkey’s Merih Demiral makes far-right hand gesture in win over Austria
Merih Demiral threw up a "wolf" salute that is commonly associated with a far-right Turkish nationalist group after scoring a goal on Tuesday in Germany. -
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Gretchen Whitmer wants to meet far-right plotters who tried to kill her, book reveals
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Turnout Is High as France’s Snap Election Enters Its Final Hours
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Stunned silence, hugs and a very big kiss: at home with the Starmers on election night
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