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            <title><![CDATA[France's Socialists hold on to power in major cities in election boost for mainstream]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Paris and Marseille are held by the Socialists in local elections which saw the nationalist right win in Nice and certain towns.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:27:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Socialists battle to hold Paris as France holds mayoral elections]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The capital could shift to the right after 25 years under the Socialists if Rachida Dati defeats Emmanuel Grégoire.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 07:08:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Far-left and far-right gains throw French mainstream parties into a quandary ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Awkward choices emerge for mainstream parties after the first round of mayoral elections.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 10:46:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[French vote tests polarised electorate with right hoping to win control of Paris]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The highest-profile contest is for the mayorship of Paris - which has been under left-wing control for 25 years.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:31:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wave of arrests over killing of French nationalist piles pressure on far left]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Eleven people are in detention in connection with the killing of far-right student activist Quentin Deranque.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:13:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why the Macrons' cyber-bullying fight isn't over yet]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield assesses the implications of a court ruling that 10 people are guilty of cyber-bullying Brigitte Macron.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 18:05:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sarkozy releases prison diaries about his 20 days behind bars]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The former French president was jailed for taking part in an election campaign funding conspiracy.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:43:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[French PM wins crucial budget vote]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sebastien Lecornu narrowly survived a crucial test on Tuesday as France's divided parliament voted in favour of a 2026 budget bill.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:06:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Macron will nominate new French prime minister in 48 hours]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sébastien Lecornu, the outgoing prime minister, said MPs recognise the pressing need to pass a budget by the end of the year.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 20:50:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Macron should step down early, says his first PM]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Édouard Philippe's intervention comes a day after the French president's latest PM resigned just days into the role.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 09:27:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Macrons to offer 'scientific evidence' to US court to prove Brigitte is a woman, lawyer says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[They have filed a lawsuit against US right-wing influencer Candace Owens who claims the French first lady was born male.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:01:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Global Story]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[How Marine Le Pen rehabilitated her party’s image]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[France in fresh political crisis after MPs oust prime minister]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The French government loses a vote of confidence and PM François Bayrou will resign on Tuesday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:11:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[France is set to vote out another PM. Can anything break its political deadlock?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[François Bayrou called a vote of confidence in himself after nine relatively ineffectual months in office.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025 23:52:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Business Daily]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The world's second-biggest arms exporter is ramping up its defence spending]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2025 23:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Europe's freedom faces greatest threat since WW2, Macron says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The French president has called for his country's defence spending to rise by €3.5bn (£3bn) in 2026.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 23:54:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[President Macron's Address to Parliament]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[President Emmanuel Macron's speech to MPs and peers in the Palace of Westminster.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Reporter Reads]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Andrew Harding reveals the feverish mood among the nation's politicians.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:59:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Marine Le Pen's ban outraged France's far right - they may well take revenge]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Could the National Rally retaliate in parliament by attempting to bring down the fragile coalition government?]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 23:06:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Decision day in court for Marine Le Pen's French presidential hopes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Accused of misusing EU funds, Monday's verdict could determine whether the far-right National Rally leader can run again.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 19:34:37 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Jean-Marie Le Pen - founder of French far right and 'Devil of the Republic']]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A Holocaust denier and unrepentant extremist on race and immigration, the far-right politician has died at 96.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:12:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The mega trade deal that has French farmers in uproar]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The EU wants a trade deal with four South American nations, but France is strongly opposed.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:07:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[François Bayrou commands respect - but can he save France from crisis? ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It is hard to see how he can avoid the same man-traps that felled his predecessor, writes Hugh Schofield. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 11:55:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Emmanuel Macron vows to name new French PM within days]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Macron rejected calls to resign, a day after his prime minister was ousted in a no-confidence vote.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:51:57 GMT</pubDate>
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