Artistic director Thomas Jolly files police complaint over alleged cyber harassment
Also in this newsletter: some advice from Norway’s prime minister to the UK
President says political stability is needed to avoid ‘disorder’ during Games
Long eclipsed by the Élysée, the assembly that spawned the terms ‘left’ and ‘right’ now holds the key to policymaking
Re-election of Yaël Braun-Pivet as assembly president increases chances of a centrist government
Also in this newsletter: Milan’s airport officially renamed in honour of controversial ex-premier Berlusconi
Emmanuel Macron has yet to appoint a new premier as parties jostle for power
François Villeroy de Galhau says investments are drying up amid fears of increased taxes
French Europhile president will be distracted by domestic problems and less inclined to shake things up
President Emmanuel Macron breaks days of silence to say ‘no one won’ after snap election
While French leftists demand the premiership, the president faces fissures in his own camp
Also in this newsletter: is Brussels improperly spending billions in cohesion funding?
Many are relieved to see extremes neutralised, but political gridlock and rise of the left sparks concern
With a divided legislature and a weakened president, the nation is in uncharted territory
Explore France’s snap election for the National Assembly in maps and charts
Nouveau Front Populaire bloc won the most parliamentary seats in snap election but fell short of majority
A hastily assembled leftist bloc beat back the challenge from Marine Le Pen’s RN — for now
Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National falls well short of expected gains in parliament
Also in this newsletter: why the UK election result is a harbinger of thawing relations with the EU
Complicated talks lie ahead after snap elections result in hung parliament
Far right’s defeat in Sunday’s parliamentary elections could prove a temporary setback
Fractured polls raise possibility of divisive far-right government or hung parliament
Far right leader has won over some French Jews with her tough stance on Islamism, with far left now seen as a threat
Whatever happens on Sunday, a credible, broad-based alternative to the RN is crucial
Ipsos projects a closer race likely to result in a hung parliament