French left agrees rare alliance deal to take on Macron
Move could threaten French president’s chances of securing National Assembly majority
Traditional parties of power battle for survival in French elections
Socialists and Les Republicains risk being torn apart in scrabble for votes in June polls
Macron’s grand experiment faces defining test
Runoff will reveal whether he broke the mould or facilitated far-right’s rise
The Irish Times view on the French election: Two weeks to avert a shock
Macron goes into the second round on April 24th as frontrunner, and with a larger first-round vote than he won five years ago. But he is not assured of victory
Nervous time in Macron camp as far-right leader Le Pen gains momentum
Election looked set to be a replay of 2017 but the president’s win is no longer a certainty
Far-right turn sends Pécresse’s presidential campaign into a tailspin
French conservative candidate ‘crossed Rubicon’ with reference to ‘great replacement’
The Irish Times view on the French left: heading for a new nadir
Broader trends in French society should be working in the left’s favour – but it is failing to take advantage
‘Popular primary’ does nothing to mitigate shambles on French left
Poll intended to whittle down number of left and Green candidates in presidential race
Paris: A food lover’s guide to Michelin restaurants, fantastic wines and cosy cafes
The city of lights has a deserved reputation for its food and wine culture
The 15-minute city: ‘I proposed a new urban lifestyle based on reducing the commute’
Carlos Moreno created eco-friendly concept that became more plausible in the pandemic
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo to run for French presidency
Socialist with immigrant roots has tough task to revive party’s post-Hollande fortunes
Macron on the back foot as France’s presidential election campaign starts in earnest
Poor local election results may not mean much but the president’s party base remains weak
France closes schools for three weeks as Covid-19 surges
Macron announces strict lockdown measures to be extended to whole country
Barnier fuels speculation of French presidency bid with move to set up new faction
Former EU chief Brexit negotiator announces ‘Patriot and European’ group
French police criticised for brutality at Paris migrant camp
Place de la République camp dismantled as National Assembly passes ‘global security’ law
Coronavirus: One-day record of 100,000 cases reported in US
World updates: Further restrictions in Paris; record infections in Germany and Ukraine
Forget Emily in Paris: The real Parisian women shaping the city
The ‘branded Parisian’ needs to be reconstructed as ‘it’s been a long time since she’s looked like Brigitte Bardot’
Coronavirus: Bars and cafés in Paris to close for two weeks
City moves to ‘maximum alert’, with ban on student parties but restaurants to stay open
The Irish Times view on the French election: a green surge
Municipal elections can be a poor guide to national performance
Environmentalists win big in ‘green wave’ of French municipal elections
Europe Écologie Les Verts seize town halls in Besançon, Bordeaux, Lyon and Strasbourg
Macron faces day of humiliation as local elections reconfigure French politics
Sunday’s elections will be chastening after a disastrous campaign by president’s LREM
Air pollution rises again in Europe’s cities as lockdowns ease
Paris, Brussels and Milan all experience significant rises in nitrogen dioxide, data shows
How Covid-19 could transform our cities
Covid-19 is recalibrating urban living but capitals endure as exciting laboratories
VE day: Europe marks 75 years since the end of second World War
Germany warns against nationalism, as UK and France thank war-time generation
Maverick mathematician’s odds shrink after Paris mayoral rival sunk
Confidence of Cédric Villani, the race’s most colourful candidate, suddenly doesn’t look misplaced
Paris mayoral candidate wants to replace Gare de L’Est with 'Central Park'
Benjamin Griveaux says he would plant ‘in neighbourhoods where kids don’t have trees’
Parisian rats outnumbering humans nearly two to one
Paris Letter: The city has budgeted €1.5m annually since 2017 for the war on rats
Notre Dame rose windows among artefacts to survive blaze
Despite devastation of Gothic cathedral, many chalices, paintings and statues saved
Vatican envoy accused of sexually assaulting Paris official
Archbishop Luigi Ventura suspected of molesting male staffer during mayor’s address
Airbnb says rules for rentals in Paris may breach EU standards
Online platform hits back at citywide clampdown in French capital
Free public transport – could it work for Dublin?
Dunkirk is latest European city to offer a free-fare system. Could we follow suit?
Violence flares in Paris as more than 900 charged over protests
Barricade of burning rubbish bins built as ‘yellow vests’ demonstrate
Renault chief says governments have ‘condemned’ diesel
Carlos Ghosn says buyers are afraid of being ‘trapped’ with cars they cannot sell
C’est la pee: Protesters sabotage open-air urinals in Paris
Feminist campaigners label the new street facilities sexist and discriminatory
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