France: Macron’s first message after announcing the election – How Le Pen’s triumph is changing the political scene
"My only ambition is to be useful to our country, which I love so much," says the French president
France: Snap elections after Le Pen’s sweeping victory
On June 30 and July 7 the two rounds of the election - Macron suffered a crushing defeat with his party's percentages falling to 15% while Le Pen scored 32%
European elections 2024 – France: Towards record turnout since 1999, 45.26% voted by 5pm
Voters in France total 49.5 million and 81 MEPs elected