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Voters in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia head to the polls for France's most consequential legislative election of recent times. IMAGES
French voters in Montreal head to the polls for the second round of a high-stakes legislative election, with the far right expected to gain its biggest-ever presence in parliament. On Friday, final opinion polls predicted that Marine Le Pen's National Rally would fall short of winning an outright majority, with President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance emerging with half the deputies it had before his gamble in calling the snap election. IMAGES
French farmers are returning to south-west France, stopping in Bergerac in the Dordogne region to rest. French authorities announced on Friday that the worst of a crisis that saw farmers block roads for days was over, but demonstrations continue elsewhere in Europe, including Spain, Italy and Greece. IMAGES
Mats Malm, Permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy announces that French author Annie Ernaux wins the Nobel Literature Prize "for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory." SOUNDBITE
Far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour speaks after receiving an egg on his head during a travel in Moissac, in the Tarn-and-Garonne where he is meeting the far-right mayor Romain Lopez.
A man crushes an egg on the head of far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour as he arrives in Moissac (Tarn-et-Garonne) where he is due to meet RN mayor Romain Lopez before a meeting in Agen. Around 20 opponents were facing 70-80 supporters who were waiting for the candidate in the rain this morning. IMAGES