French far right accuses left of threatening "civil peace" if Le Pen wins

CHALONS-EN-CHAMPAGNE, France: The French far right on Saturday (Aug 29) accused the left of seeking to "undermine civil peace" should Marine Le Pen win the presidential election next spring, underscoring the increasingly confrontational tone of the campaign.With less than eight months until the vote, far-right leader M

Jordan Bardella, head of the Rassemblement National, questioned on Saturday the intentions of left-wing political figures, a number of whom have raised the prospect of 'civil disobedience' should Marine Le Pen win next year's presidential election.

Jordan Bardella, head of the Rassemblement National, questioned on Saturday the intentions of left-wing political figures, a number of whom have raised the prospect of 'civil disobedience' should Marine Le Pen win next year's presidential election.

The French far-right on Saturday accused the left of seeking to "undermine civil peace" should Marine Le Pen win the presidential election next spring, underscoring the increasingly confrontational tone of the campaign.

PARIS, Aug 26 - French far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon is seen as the possible rival to far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in next year's presidential run-off, a second poll showed this week, stressing the electorate's growing polarisation as Emmanuel Macron's era ends.

Both parties will effectively tell voters the same thing this year: “If you’re happy with Trump, vote Republican. If not, vote Democratic.”

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Their pledge followed a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows Trump to continue implementing an executive order.

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Nearly 30 percent of voters nationwide use mail ballots. President Trump is seeking greater federal control of mail voting.

The Supreme Court will allow portions of President Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting to proceed for now. CBS News' legal reporter Katrina Kaufman has more information.

Arizona AG rips Supreme Court decision to allow Trump plan to restrict mail-in voting: 'We will fight this!'  CNN

The Supreme Court on Monday temporarily handed President Trump a key victory in his crusade to restrict mail-in voting. The unsigned opinion by the court’s conservative majority, issued over dissents from the three Democratic appointees, said it was too soon for states to challenge Trump’s executive order from March 20

It's not yet clear how this will affect the midterms News Editor Published August 24, 2026 6:18PM (EDT) A Trump executive order to limit mail-in ballots just hit a roadblock as a federal court ruled against the administration to enforce the order. But there's still four months until the midterms. (Ronaldo Bolaños / Get

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It remains unclear how much the administration can implement before the fast-approaching midterm elections

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead with his executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much his administration can implement before the fast-approaching midterm elections

Supreme Court Clears The Way For Trump Move To Restrict Mail-In Voting  HuffPost