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‘It’s going to be a mess’: uncertainty tempers election relief in Lyon

Surprise result ‘restores hope’ but politicians urged to heed warning after far-right National Rally falls short
Le Pen and Orbán join forces in European parliament far-right alliance

The group, styled Patriots for Europe, becomes the third-largest force and largest-ever far-right bloc assembly
Political paralysis looms in France after shock election result

With parliament roughly split into three blocs, it could take weeks for MPs in a typically conflictual system to build coalitions
Le Pen has been defeated by the left, but who will govern France? Our panel responds

Rym Momtaz, Shahin Vallée, Marion Van Renterghem, Mujtaba Rahman, Françoise Boucek and Nathalie Tocci

Tactical voting kept the far right from election victory – but with gridlock in parliament the future is unclear, say Rym Momtaz and others

- Le Pen speaks after French far-right loss: ‘It's unfortunate, we will lose another year'– video
  
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