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What the French election means for the future of Europe’s growing far-right movement
France’s newly created left-wing Coalition may have won the election, but if history shows us anything, it’s that the far right knows how to bide its time.
- by Dennis Glover
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‘Tourism kills the city’: Protesters soak diners with water pistols
The rise of tourism rental properties in Barcelona is partly blamed for a 61 per cent rise in property prices between 2013 and 2023.
- by James Badcock
How it all went wrong for Le Pen’s far-right National Rally
The French election result could also put the brakes on Marine Le Pen’s ambitions to be president in 2027.
- by Henry Samuel and Rebecca Rosman
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World elections
France ventures into unknown territory after shock election result
The outcome leaves France facing the stunning prospect of a hung parliament and threatened political paralysis in the Olympic host country.
- by Juliette Jabkhiro, Layli Foroudi and Elizabeth Pineau
Opinion
World elections
If this was an Olympic event, Le Pen’s far right would not make the podium
It was tense at the Place de La Republique in Paris, as crowds from all sides of the political spectrum gathered to see which way the vote would go.
- by Peter FitzSimons
How Anthony Albanese helped Keir Starmer win his way to Downing Street
Political gurus worldwide often look to the US to live out a West Wing-style fantasy, but UK watchers say it is Australia that really sets the tone in Westminster.
- by Rob Harris
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UK politics
Celebrations will be short-lived for Starmer, he’s got to fix a broken Britain
Britain’s new prime minister faces perhaps the most monumental challenges of any incoming UK leader since Clement Attlee’s Labour Party won in a landslide in 1945.
- by Rob Harris
Opinion
UK election
Ditching Boris sowed seeds of shambolic Tory defeat
Everything went downhill for the UK Conservatives after the political assassination of Boris Johnson two years ago. It was a spectacular act of political self-harm.
- by George Brandis
‘A lot of hate’: Wimbledon moves to protect players from death threats
Abusive messages directed at players across social media will be flagged by the tournament’s AI tool, creating data that can be used by police to catch trolls.
- by Max Stephens
Pope Francis excommunicates archenemy archbishop
The Vatican’s former ambassador to the US developed a fringe following by peddling conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine on social media.
- by Nicole Winfield
Eight memorable moments from the UK election campaign
From bungee jumping to Count Binface, in the weeks before Labour’s landslide win, the British election generated no shortage of remarkable scenes.
- by Rob Harris