Gregoire de Fournas, newly elected member of the National Rally, denies any personal racist attack against black colleague, says he was referring to ship carrying rescued migrants

Voters are selecting the 577 members of the National Assembly; a strong showing from Jean-Luc Melenchon's coalition could turn French president into a shackled second-term leader

Jewish far-right pundit-turned-politician says he will lead a 'beautiful and major fight' with his Reconquest party for the seat in Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera

40 French parliamentarians meet with top Israeli leaders, with some sounding alarm over Hezbollah's grip over Lebanon, antisemitism in France

Non-binding motion calls annexation a 'gross violation of international law' and notes the Netherlands has taken similar measures against other countries

Left- and right-wing lawmakers say failure to 'adequately respond would encourage other states with territorial claims to disregard basic principles of international law'

'I am in total solidarity with Israel. My great regret is that I am not a Jew myself,' he said last year; Netanyahu, Jewish leaders pay tribute to Parisian politician

Draft by member of Macron's party, which also calls on Paris to adopt IHRA's definition of anti-Jewish bias, passes 154 to 74

Draft by member of Macron's party also calls on Paris to adopt IHRA's definition of anti-Jewish bias, which allows for criticism of Israel

MPs vote to adopt first article of proposed law that would force social media giants to remove hateful content in 24 hours or face hefty fines