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1. www.britannica.com › place › FranceFrance | History, Maps, Flag, Population, Cities, Capital, &...

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   1 day ago · France, a country of northwestern Europe, is historically and culturally among the most important countries in the Western world. It has also played a highly significant role in international affairs for centuries.

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     France - Revolution, Monarchy, Republic: Transalpine Gaul...

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     France lay outside the range of the great ice sheets that...

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     Midi-Pyrenees, former region of France. As a region, it...

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2. www.cnn.com › 2024/07/08 › europeFrench election: What happened and what comes next? | CNN

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   6 hours ago · 01:14 - Source: CNN. CNN —. On Sunday night, joy: French voters had, once again, kept the far right out of power. On Monday morning, uncertainty: A hung parliament, shaky alliances and the ...

3. www.nytimes.com › live › 2024/07/07How the French Election Results Unfolded - The New York Times

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   1 day ago · France’s Interior Ministry is expected to start publishing initial results at 8 p.m. (2 p.m. Eastern) and nationwide seat projections by polling institutes are expected at around the same time.

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5. edition.cnn.com › world › live-newsFrance election 2024 live: NFP wins most seats, Macron’s bloc...

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   2 days ago · France’s Interior Ministry has confirmed the final results of Sunday’s election which saw a 66.63% voter turnout. The largest number of seats were won by the pan-left alliance New Popular ...

6. www.britannica.com › place › FranceFrance - Culture, Cuisine, Arts | Britannica

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   1 day ago · For much of its history, France has played a central role in European culture. With the advent of colonialism and global trade, France reached a worldwide market, and French artistic, culinary, and sartorial styles influenced the high and popular cultures of nations around the globe.

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     France deploys 30,000 police to prevent violence after Sunday election • FRANCE 24 English

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     French legislative elections: 5pm turnout at 61.4%, highest since 1981 • FRANCE 24 English

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     France votes in pivotal runoff election

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8. www.reuters.com › world › franceFrance Election 2024: Left leads as far right stunned by loss -...

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   2 days ago · 14:44 PDT. Marine Le Pen's sister, Marie-Caroline Le Pen, lost her race for a seat in the legislature for the Sarthe department in western France. Results showed her with 49.55% to 50.23% for the ...

9. www.britannica.com › place › FranceFrance - Revolution, Monarchy, Republic | Britannica

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   2 days ago · France - Revolution, Monarchy, Republic: Transalpine Gaul came into existence as a distinct historical entity in the middle of the 1st century BCE, through the campaigns of Julius Caesar (c. 100–44 BCE), and disappeared late in the 5th century CE.