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‘Le TikTok king’ : How a 28-year-old could be France’s new prime minister
Snap elections in France have put a spotlight on the leader of its major far-right party. Who is he? And why is French politics in turmoil?
- by Angus Holland and Jackson Graham
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France
Can a national hero like Kylian Mbappe stop the rise of the far-right in France?
Before President Emmanuel Macron’s stunning decision to dissolve parliament and call a snap poll, France’s reckoning with the hard right was scheduled for 2027.
- by Rob Harris
Russia v the Olympics: How hacks, bedbug scares and a fake Tom Cruise could disrupt the Games
Total meltdown or death by a thousand hacks? The Paris Games face the biggest cyber threat so far. And the fallout could reach well beyond cyberspace.
- by Sherryn Groch and Marta Pascual Juanola
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UK election
Spike in bets on day before Rishi Sunak called election prompts probe of PM’s campaign
The allegations are another hammer blow for the 14-year-old government that polls predict is facing a catastrophic defeat on July 4.
- by Rob Harris
Tories look to a million Brits in Australia to save them from oblivion
British expats have until 10am on Wednesday (AEST) to register to vote, and Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are counting on them to do so.
- by Rob Harris
Biden is relying on stars to win voters. It hasn’t quite worked out
Joe Biden is banking on Hollywood’s A-list to help propel him to victory in November, but their star power has yielded a mixed bag for the embattled US president.
- by Skylar Woodhouse and Jennifer Jacobs
Europe, long considered a climate leader, has dumped Greens at the polls
New voter priorities on immigration, the cost of living and war have hurt climate-focused parties, which just lost a third of their EU seats.
- by Matina Stevis-Gridneff
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Nationalism
German youth look to far-right in latest elections
A Tik Tok campaign helped Germany’s far-right AfD win a record number of votes in European elections, outpolling each of Germany’s three ruling coalition parties.
- by Rob Harris
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France
Far-right parties rattle traditional EU powers as humiliated Macron calls snap French election
Far-right parties have dealt stunning defeats to two of the bloc’s most important leaders: French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
- by Raf Casert, Lorne Cook and Samuel Petrequin
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World politics
Modi’s party wins Indian election but with smaller majority
India’s opposition Congress party called the opposition alliance’s strong showing in the polls a “win for democracy”.
- by YP Rajesh and Shilpa Jamkhandikar
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World politics
Modi, who casts himself as ‘sent by God’, loses his aura of invincibility
The once-dominant opposition has made electoral gains on the government over issues like unemployment, social justice and Modi’s ties to India’s billionaires.
- by Mujib Mashal and Alex Travelli