The French far right, like Macron’s centrists, performed poorly in recent regional polls, while conservatives gained.
![Marine Le Pen, a member of parliament and leader of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party, wearing a protective face mask, attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, June 22, 2021 [Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-06-22T134551Z_767528272_RC2P5O9A6P8F_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-POLITICS.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The French far right, like Macron’s centrists, performed poorly in recent regional polls, while conservatives gained.
![Marine Le Pen, a member of parliament and leader of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party, wearing a protective face mask, attends the questions to the government session at the National Assembly in Paris, France, June 22, 2021 [Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2021-06-22T134551Z_767528272_RC2P5O9A6P8F_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-POLITICS.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Food insecurity and its impacts have been exacerbated in part by the coronavirus pandemic, a new report has found.

Thousands have taken to social media to share their experiences using the hashtags #MeTooInceste and #MeTooGay.
![A sign on a Parisian wall reads 'Duhamel, and the others, you will never be in peace', referring to the prominent French political expert Olivier Duhamel, who is accused of raping his stepson [Francois Mori/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/AP_21021490336696.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Misinformation and a history of health scandals have led to a powerful anti-vax movement.

In January 2015, Lassana Bathily hid customers in the Paris supermarket basement as a deadly attack was under way.
![Lassana Bathily was 24 when an attacker entered the supermarket he worked at and killed four people [Courtesy of Lassana Bathily]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Lassana-Bathily-2-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Investigation throws into question police innocence in case that saw officers throw tear gas canister into woman’s flat.
![Zineb Redouane [Courtesy of Milfet Redouane]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/94059848884c4959a7a19f937f5bf066_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
French president faces tough balancing act, pressured to appeal to the right, but not so far as to abandon the left.
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A knife-wielding attacker killed three people in the French Riviera city in the country’s third major attack in weeks.
![A picture of one of the victims of the knive attack, Vincent Loques, sexton of the Notre Dame church, is seen with candles and flowers outside the church in Nice, France, on October 30, 2020 [Eric Gaillard/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-10-30T094839Z_1721285812_RC2XSJ9LODVO_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-SECURITY-NICE.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
As Muslims across the world protest against Macron, some in France are more worried about the impact of a second wave.
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The gov’t has acted quickly after Samuel Paty was attacked, but Muslims worry they will be collectively punished.
![A French police officer stands next to a portrait of French teacher Samuel Paty on display on the facade of the Opera Comedie in Montpellier on October 21, 2020, during a national homage [Pascal Guyot/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/000_8TK279.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)