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CANDIDATE BURSTS FRENCH POLITICAL ELITES BUBBLE
PARIS -- He left the corruption scandal-plagued Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Front speechless... READ MORE›
FRENCH ELECTION DEBATE: MACRON MARCHES ON, LE PEN LOSES OUT
The losers Marine Le Pen failed to shine during the four-hour debate... READ MORE›
EU PARLIAMENT ADOPTS TOUGH BREXIT 'RED LINES'
European Parliament President Antonio Tajani called for MEPs to be fully consulted on the negotiations, given that they must ratify the eventual agreement... READ MORE›
LE PEN MACRON AND FILLON SHARE STAGE WITH FRENCH ALSO-RANS
Ms. Le Pen in turn accused him of reverting to old fossils of 50 years ago by pushing the European Union as a guarantor of peace... READ MORE›
1626FACTORY WORKER CREATES SPARKS AT FRENCH ELECTION DEBATE
Ms Le Pen, who claimed to be persecuted politically, said she is protected by parliamentary immunity as a member of the European Parliament... READ MORE›
EU PARLIAMENT PREPARES TO SET BREXIT 'RED LINES'
Any transitional period to work out a trade deal after Britain formally leaves the European Union in March 2019 should be limited to three years... READ MORE›
LE PEN AND MACRON CLASH OVER EUROPE IN TV DEBATE
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was attacked from all sides over Europe as presidential candidates went head to head in the second live TV debate... READ MORE›
MACRON TARGETS LE PEN OVER ECONOMY IN FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
POOL AFP Lionel BONAVENTURE Ten of the eleven candidates before the debate... READ MORE›
ALL EYES ON FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES AS THEY GO HEAD-TO-HEAD IN MEGA TV DEBATE
Polls have consistently shown that Le Pen will reach the run-off on May 7 but be beaten at that stage... READ MORE›
THE RELIGIOUS STRIKE BACK: FRENCH ELECTION VIEW
In the early 1970s, few believed that her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, would have been able to form a coalition between neo-pagans, Catholic monarchists, and fascists... READ MORE›
POLL FINDS UNPRECEDENTED UNCERTAINTY AMONG FRENCH VOTERS BEFORE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
The level of voter indecision about the candidates is completely exceptional, Odoxa said... READ MORE›
'NATURAL BORN ORATOR' MARINE LE PEN LEADS TWITTER HASHTAG RACE
RT National Front leader Marine Le Pen was attacked on all sides during the debate... READ MORE›
AS FRENCH ELECTION NEARS LE PEN TARGETS VOTERS HER PARTY ONCE REPELLED
Ms. Le Pen and her party still show little compunction over using tried and true National Front strategies that stoke racial fears... READ MORE›
MYSTERY SUIT DONOR NAMED AS FILLON'S FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL BID HITS POINT OF NO RETURN
This French presidential elections is turning into one of the most unpredictable in the country's history... READ MORE›
FRENCH POLITICAL SYSTEM FIGHTS FOR SURVIVAL AS PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN BEGINS
Fifteen years ago, when the Jean-Marie Le Pen made it to the final round of the 2002 election, it was a political earthquake... READ MORE›
ACCUSATIONS OF ANTI-SEMITISM TAINT FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL RACE
The reaction from Macron's party to Peillon's remarks was again swift, calling the comparison between En Marche!... READ MORE›
FILLON TO DISCIPLINE PARTY WORKERS OVER ANTISEMITIC CARICATURE OF MACRON
Fillon's spokesman Luc Chatel denounced what he called a gutter campaign against the candidate... READ MORE›
IN DEFEAT FOR MAY, U.K. LAWMAKERS DEMAND POWER TO REJECT FINAL BREXIT TERMS
Britain's upper house of parliament voted on Tuesday to give lawmakers more power to reject the final terms of the country's exit from the European Union,... READ MORE›
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT VOTES TO LIFT MARINE LE PEN IMMUNITY OVER ISIS TWEETS
Marine Le Pen immunity to prosecution lifted by European Parliament over Isis social media posts... READ MORE›
'CHEZ NOUS' A FILM INSPIRED BY MARINE LE PEN'S FRONT NATIONAL
Belgian director Lucas Belvaux goes behind the scenes to show the political campaign of an extreme right-wing party.The FN did not like it... READ MORE›
LE PEN REJECTS PROBE OVER EU FUNDS DURING CAMPAIGN
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has refused to attend a summons by judges over allegations of misuse of European Union funds, according to her lawyer... READ MORE›
RESIGNATIONS AND JUDICIAL INQUIRIES PLAGUE FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN
A brief statement by the press office of Fillon's campaign said Stefanini presented his resignation Friday morning and that Fillon had accepted it... READ MORE›
WOMEN 'WEAKER, LESS INTELLIGENT' - POLISH MEP KORWIN-MIKKE
The parliament's president is investigating whether Janusz Korwin-Mikke broke the body's rules with his remarks to fellow MEPs... READ MORE›
FRANCE'S LE PEN LOSES EU IMMUNITY OVER IS TWEETS
The ruling is effective immediately for Le Pen, a National Front MEP, European Parliament officials said... READ MORE›
EU LAWMAKER SPARKS BACKLASH OVER SEXIST COMMENTS
Janusz Korwin-Mikke, 74, is a right-wing politician who represents the Silesia region of Poland... READ MORE›
STRIPPING LE PEN OF IMMUNITY 'EU IS INTERFERING IN FRENCH INTERNAL AFFAIRS' - UKIP MEP
And the European Parliament which continues to maintain ...the mother of European democracy has obviously given up that responsibility... READ MORE›
EU PARLIAMENT LIFTS MARINE LE PEN'S IMMUNITY OVER GRUESOME TWEETS
French prosecutors in the city of Nanterre had asked lawmakers to lift the immunity that Le Pen enjoys as a member of the European Parliament... READ MORE›
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LIFTS MARINE LE PEN'S IMMUNITY FOR TWEETING GRUESOME IMAGES OF VIOLENCE
I think the result is clear, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, another European Parliament member, told reporters Thursday... READ MORE›
EMMANUEL MACRON VOWS TO CLEAN UP POLITICS
French presidential election Emmanuel Macron vows to clean up politics... READ MORE›
MARINE LE PEN'S IMMUNITY LIFTED BY EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
The European Parliament stripped far-right French lawmaker and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen of parliamentary immunity for posting graphic images of victims of the ISIL group... READ MORE›
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'THEIR WORLD IS COLLAPSING. OURS IS BEING BUILT'
Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's far-right Front National party, has congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory... READ MORE›
MARINE LE PEN'S FRONT NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS RAIDED BY POLICE
Earlier this month Le Pen refused the demand to repay the nearly EUR300,000 ?258,000 of EU funds that a European parliament investigation alleged she misspent... READ MORE›
EMMANUEL MACRON: THE FRENCH OUTSIDER WHO WOULD BE PRESIDENT
The best way to understand Emmanuel Macron is to know that what determines him is freedom, liberty... READ MORE›
THERESA MAY'S CONFERENCE SPEECH BACKED BY MARINE LE PEN, FRENCH NATIONAL FRONT LEADER
Theresa May's speech to the Tory Party Conference has embarrassingly been backed by Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's far-right National Front... READ MORE›
SARKOZY 'STAVES OFF FRANCE FAR-RIGHT'
Related Stories Ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative UMP and its allies led voting in the first round of French local elections, exit polls suggest... READ MORE›
MARINE LE PENA??S VISIT TO NEW YORK
Marine Le Pens Visit to New York Trump Tower Not Trump... READ MORE›
FRENCH POLLSTERS SPOOKED BY TRUMP BUT STILL DON'T SEE LE PEN WIN
One final advantage French pollsters have over their American colleagues is that French presidential elections are simpler the candidate with the most votes nationwide wins... READ MORE›
FRENCH POLITICIAN PROMISES REFUGE FOR U.S. SCIENTISTS IN AGE OF TRUMP
PARIS -- Emmanuel Macron, the independent, centrist candidate for the French presidency, had an unusual message for Americans in his campaign launch Saturday... READ MORE›
FRENCH PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL MACRON SHOCKS BY SPEAKING ENGLISH
He also tweeted from the conference in both English and in French... READ MORE›
LE PEN KICKS OFF CAMPAIGN WITH PROMISE OF FRENCH 'FREEDOM'
We were told Marine Le Pen would not win the presidential election, but on May 7 she will win!... READ MORE›
EUROSCEPTIC MEP GROUP COLLAPSES
A UKIP statement accused the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, of acting like he was running the parliament of a banana republic ... READ MORE›
MARINE LE PEN'S CHIEF OF STAFF UNDER INVESTIGATION
Le Pen said she was challenging allegations by the European Anti-Fraud Office, which is based in Brussels... READ MORE›
MARION MARECHAL-LE PEN: THE NEW WONDER-GIRL OF FRANCE'S FAR-RIGHT
The niece of marine le pen won her first election at the age of 22 and trounced a former prime minister, alain juppe, in a televised debate... READ MORE›
FRANCE'S FAR RIGHT DENOUNCES 'MEDIA STUNT' OVER FAKE JOBS PROBE
Bayrou, a pro-EU politician who won 18.5 percent of first-round votes in the 2007 presidential vote, is polling around 5 percent... READ MORE›
FRENCH SCHOOL MAKES MUSLIMS AND JEWS WEAR RED DISCS
Serving schoolchildren alternative meals without pork is a sensitive issue in France... READ MORE›
MARINE LE PEN LOSES IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION OVER IS IMAGES
However, the vote only lifts her immunity in this particular case and will not cover a separate investigation into whether FN misused European Parliament funds... READ MORE›
SOME OF THE WEST'S TOP ESTABLISHMENT LEADERS ARE WALKING DEAD
She was one of the first nationalist leaders to congratulate Trump, while her father Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the party, tweeted, Today, the United States... READ MORE›
POLICE OFFICERS PELTED BY 'MOLOTOV COCKTAIL' IN PARIS SUBURB, 2 IN SERIOUS CONDITION (VIDEO)
Police officers pelted by 'Molotov cocktail' in Paris suburb, 2 in serious condition VIDEO -- RT News... READ MORE›
JEAN-MARIE LE PEN FINED FOR INCITING HATE AGAINST ROMA
In 2010, the European Union criticised France over a crackdown on illegal Roma camps launched by then-President Nicolas Sarkozy... READ MORE›
RUSSIA 'BOUGHT' MARINE LE PEN'S SUPPORT OVER CRIMEA
Ms Le Pen has visited Moscow several times and makes no secret of her admiration for Mr Putin, whom she has often described as strong ... READ MORE›
BRITAIN LEAVING EU WOULD BE LIKE FALL OF BERLIN WALL SAYS MARINE LE PEN
In round two, she is widely expected to clinch control of the northern Nord-Pas de Calais-Picardie region... READ MORE›
DALAI LAMA VISIT TO STRASBOURG PROVOKES THREATS FROM CHINA
Beijing accuses European parliament of ignoring its 'strong opposition' after Tibetan spiritual leader met Martin Schulz... READ MORE›
'THE NATION STATE IS BACK': FRONT NATIONAL'S MARINE LE PEN RIDES ON GLOBAL MOOD
Even if Le Pen does reach the final round, all polls show she would be defeated... READ MORE›
VOLKSWAGEN SCANDAL HIGHLIGHTS EUROPEAN STALLING ON NEW EMISSIONS TESTS
Fed up with the slow pace, the European Parliament voted last week to require what it called real-life testing by 2017... READ MORE›
DEADLINE PASSES FOR NATIONAL FRONT LEADER TO REPAY EU FUNDS
A European Parliament deadline for France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen to return more than EUR300,000 ?257,000 321,000 it says she has misspent, has passed... READ MORE›
EU AGREES ON TOUGHER GUN LAWS AMID INCREASED TERROR THREAT
The EU Commission announced that 28 members reached a political agreement with the European Parliament to tighten gun control laws which have been in place since 1991... READ MORE›
REFORM OF EU CARBON TRADING SCHEME AGREED
An overhaul of the EU's flagship trading scheme for cutting carbon emissions by European industries has been approved by the member states... READ MORE›
FRONT NATIONAL WIN COULD LEAD TO CIVIL WAR, WARNS FRENCH PM
France's socialist prime minister warns of a slide towards civil war if the far-right national front wins power in regional polls this weekend... READ MORE›
ONE OF EUROPE'S MOST POWERFUL JOBS IS UP FOR GRABS. IT'S A BAD SIGN FOR THE E.U. THAT NO ONE'S PAYING ATTENTION.
Headquarters of Brussels serves ordinary people, not itself... READ MORE›
LE PEN SET TO LOSE EU PARLIAMENT IMMUNITY OVER GRUESOME IS GROUP TWEETS
Foley's bereaved parents John and Diane said they wanted the images removed immediately, accusing Le Pen in a statement of using the "shamefully uncensored" image to her own political ends... READ MORE›