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Counting began at the Noumea Town Hall in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, where 32.4% of voters had cast their ballots by midday, a sharp increase on the turnout for the 2022 general election, which stood at 13.06% at midday. IMAGES
Far-right leader Jordan Bardella and Republicans leader Eric Ciotti, the driving force behind a 'coalition' between the mainstream right and the far-right National Rally in France's snap elections, appeared side by side for the first time since announcing their alliance at a major speech to business leaders in Paris. (COMPLETES VIDI34XT33W_EN, VIDI34XT7R8_EN, VIDI34XV2XW_EN, VIDI34XU2WT_EN and VIDI34XT7RZ_EN) IMAGES
The latest projections for the future distribution of seats in the European Parliament are presented in Brussels, following the EU elections on 9 June. More than 360 million people across the EU's 27 nations were eligible to vote, over four days since Thursday, to help shape the European Union's direction over the next five years. IMAGES
Images of the closing of a polling station in Saint-Junien, in south-western central France, and the start of the vote count, as turnout in the European elections in France reached 45.26% at 5pm, according to the French Interior Ministry. IMAGES
A polling station opens in the centre of Paris and voters start to cast their ballots for EU elections, in which the far-right National Rally is predicted to inflict a heavy defeat on President Emmanuel Macron's centrist grouping. IMAGES
The EU is to better protect journalists from political interference under an unprecedented media freedom law adopted by the European Parliament. The legislation, backed in a vote by 464 EU lawmakers, with 92 against and 65 abstaining, also enshrines editorial independence and seeks to improve transparency on media ownership. IMAGES
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