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Paris Letter: Establishment wants no part of ‘social science theories imported from US’
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EU Brexit negotiator one of several candidates from centre-right Les Républicains
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Poor local election results may not mean much but the president’s party base remains weak
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Conservative Les Républicains and Socialist parties retain control of regions across France
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Le Pen and Macron are fighting over the remnants of once mighty conservative party
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Parties that mimic the far-right have suffered big electoral and reputational damage
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Ruined Paris cathedral a focus for ‘great national emotion’ as firms pledge funds
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French president is an antisystem politician of a different stripe
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Authorities examine options to detain the ‘potentially dangerous’ French citizens
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Terror investigation begins after two killed by gunman near Christmas market
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Hard-right Republican leader and French prime minister in icy 20-minute exchange
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Alexandre Benalla fired over fraudulent police behaviour and misuse of video images
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French leader accused of undermining the law by failing to refer incident to prosecutors
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Former France president ‘mis en examen’ after release following two days in custody
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