French President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected for a second term as Marine Le Pen’s far-right party made historic gains in parliamentary elections. Temperatures hit record highs, sparking devastating forest fires. Football fans were hit with tear gas at the Stade de France, and a landmark terror trial saw the sole surviving jihadist of the 2015 Paris attacks jailed for life. FRANCE 24 takes a look at the main news stories from France in 2022.
