As attention in France shifts to the 2027 presidential elections, John Lichfield looks at how the candidates will be be narrowed down and whether France is indeed 'sleepwalking into a Far-Right presidency'.
The Local France's editor Emma Pearson explains why foreigners in France face an anxious year ahead as the presidential election looms large and the threat from the xenophobic far right grows ever stronger.
This was a Mr Potato Head election - writes John Lichfield - pick different features of the municipal results on Sunday and you can give France the face of your choosing.
France's 35,000 communes have been to the polls to elect their new representatives. Here's a look at what the local election results show and what, if anything, they can tell us about France's fractured political landscape.
The left-wing candidate Emmanuel Grégoire - the former deputy of current mayor Anne Hidalgo - has fought off a challenge from the right-wing former culture minister Rachida Dati to become the new mayor of Paris.
The left-wing mayor of Marseille won a knife-edge race against the far right, while in Paris the left-wing candidate held the city and in Nice the centre-right/far-right candidate won - here are the final results of France's 2026 local elections.
The crucial second round of voting in France's local elections takes place on Sunday and Paris is among one of several cities facing an extremely tight race - here's what the latest polls say.
Confirmed results in the French local elections show knife-edge results in cities including Marseille, Paris and Lyon - where voting will now move to a second round.
As France prepares for key local elections, John Lichfield looks at what the results can tell us about the strength of the 'republican front', the pact that voters can make to keep out the far right.
The Talking France podcast is back after a two-week break looking at everything surrounding the upcoming French local elections, the rising petrol prices in the country, and why so many Americans are moving to Montpellier.
Two weeks after the death of Far Right activist Quentin Deranque in Lyon, John Lichfield looks at the political fallout of the death of this previously unknown figure, and how it will affect France's upcoming elections.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats reeled Wednesday from a stinging blow after local elections saw them lose their more than 100-year hold on the capital and almost halve the municipalities under their control.
Non-EU nationals living in Europe don't have many voting rights but some countries do allow them to cast a ballot in local elections. Here's what you need to know.
Germany has some of the tighter regulations regarding foreigners' voting rights compared other European countries, but it also has relatively lax requirements for citizenship.
The Union and SPD have pledged to stick to Germany's emissions targets, but activists say their plans could worsen the climate crisis rather than solving it. What do the parties plan to do on climate - and will it be enough?
Thousands protested in Vienna on Tuesday against negotiations for Austria's first far-right-led government, with efforts to form a ruling coalition dragging on towards a record period of time.
After the far-right won Austria's national elections, foreigns in the country were left wondering what this means. From stricter citizenship laws to reduced social benefits how could life change for immigrants?
For the first time in Austrian history, the far-right FPÖ is tasked with forming a government, sparking debates over their plans for domestic and foreign policy.
Austria’s coalition talks collapsed on Friday after the NEOS party walked out of negotiations blaming unresolved issues over key issues such as pensions and budgets.
Austria’s centre-right ÖVP, centre-left SPÖ, and liberal Neos announced on Tuesday they would begin official talks to form a coalition government, but big differences between the parties could still scupper their efforts.
Germany's biggest political parties have agreed on a timetable leading to a nationwide election on February 23rd 2025, the main parties agreed Tuesday.
Germany is thrashing out when a vote of confidence of the chancellor will be held, which would lead to snap elections. But with strict rules to follow, holidays and talk of paper shortages, are January elections even possible?
As Austria waits for final election results, discussions on potential coalitions and a new Chancellor are underway. Here are the next steps towards a new government.
