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FRENCH PARTIES UNIFY AGAINST LE PEN


The first-round showing by Mr. Macron and Ms. Le Pen represented an earthquake, as they effectively broke the French political establishment... READ MORE

24th April, 2017 18870

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

8th April, 2017 12774

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

6th October, 2016 3737

FRENCH SCHOOL MAKES MUSLIMS AND JEWS WEAR RED DISCS


Serving schoolchildren alternative meals without pork is a sensitive issue in France... READ MORE

27th September, 2015 1824

MARINE LE PEN SPRINGS SURPRISE VISIT ON MACRON DURING PICKET LINE CAMPAIGN TRIP


France's terrorism is largely home grown - yet both macron and le pen look away... READ MORE

26th April, 2017 1777

FRANCOIS FILLON SINKS IN POLLS AFTER 'PENELOPEGATE' SCANDAL


Le Pen is also under investigation for misusing almost EUR300,000 from European parliament funds to pay the salaries of FN staff, including a personal bodyguard... READ MORE

6th February, 2017 1294

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

20th March, 2017 904

EXIT POLLS IN FRANCE SHOW NATIONAL FRONT PARTY LOSING


They are very good in the first round, but they crash in the second, Mr. Lebourg said Sunday night of the National Front... READ MORE

13th December, 2015 785

ANALYSIS | MARINE LE PEN WANTS TO BE FRANCE'S FUTURE. BUT CAN SHE ESCAPE THE PAST?


The stigma of the National Front's connections to Nazi apologists, Vichy sympathizers and other extreme reactionaries enveloped Le Pen and his party for years... READ MORE

21st April, 2017 693

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

12th December, 2015 651

FRENCH INTERIOR MINISTER QUITS OVER HOLIDAY JOBS FOR HIS DAUGHTERS


At the height of the Fillon scandal in February, Le Roux was one of the first to call for greater transparency in French political life... READ MORE

22nd March, 2017 526

UNIONS IN FRANCE SPLIT OVER WHETHER TO BACK EMMANUEL MACRON


Demonstrators at a smaller rally organized earlier on Monday in Paris by more moderate labor unions, who have endorsed Mr. Macron, said voters had to choose... READ MORE

1st May, 2017 489

FRONT NATIONAL THWARTED IN BID FOR HISTORIC VICTORY IN FRENCH REGIONAL ELECTIONS


In the event, Mr Bertrand won almost 58 per cent to Ms Le Pen's 42 per cent... READ MORE

14th December, 2015 475

ANDREW MARR DEFENDS INTERVIEW WITH FAR-RIGHT FRENCH LEADER MARINE LE PEN


Andrew Marr has defended his decision to interview the leader of the far-right French National Front, Marine Le Pen, on his Sunday morning programme... READ MORE

13th November, 2016 438

MARINE LE PEN STEPS DOWN AS FRONT NATIONAL LEADER AND CLAIMS TO BE 'CANDIDATE FOR ALL FRENCH PEOPLE'


What Marine Le Pen stepping down from the Front National really means... READ MORE

28th April, 2017 374

TROTSKYIST AND FARAGE FRIEND AMONG 11 TAKING PART IN FRENCH ELECTION DEBATE


Marine le pen and emmanuel macron face off for the soul of france... READ MORE

4th April, 2017 372

FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON'S PARTY SET FOR VICTORY IN 1ST ROUND OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS


Macron's main rival in the recent presidential election, Marine Le Pen's far-right National Front scored 13 percent, according to Elabe... READ MORE

12th June, 2017 341

THE FAMILY NAME AND PARTY LOGO HAVE GONE BUT CAN MARINE LE PEN DETOXIFY HER BRAND?


Marine Le Pen, 48, set about de-demonising the FN in 2011 after taking control of the party her father founded in the 1970s... READ MORE

8th January, 2017 328

NATIONAL FRONT'S MARION MARECHAL-LE PEN STEPS AWAY FROM POLITICS, FOR NOW


Fillon ultimately finished third to Macron and Marine Le Pen after his run was crippled by scandal... READ MORE

11th May, 2017 301

LEADERS OF FRANCES SOCIALIST PARTY DEFY ITS ORTHODOXY


If Mr. Macron and Mr. Valls represent a vision of the party's future, it is one seemingly out of step with the traditions of its past... READ MORE

17th October, 2015 230

ANALYSIS | A REPUBLIC IN TURMOIL: FRANCE'S TWO-PARTY SYSTEM IS BREAKING APART


French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Front party, speaks during a rally on March 26 in Lille... READ MORE

15th April, 2017 203

FOR MACRONS PARTY IN FRANCE, SUCCESS IS BROAD. BUT HOW DEEP?


PARIS -- By almost any measure, the party of President Emmanuel Macron achieved overwhelming success in the first round of parliamentary elections on Sunday... READ MORE

13th June, 2017 176

WITH IMAGE AIDES AND VIRAL TWEETS, FRANCE'S LE PEN TARGETS POWER


The Idea-Image committee of Le Pen's far-right National Front FN consists of about 10 party officials and supporters... READ MORE

13th January, 2017 155

THE RISING STAR OF FRANCE'S FAR-RIGHT FRONT NATIONAL PARTY


Marion MarA C chal-Le Pen The rising star of France's far-right Front National party... READ MORE

7th December, 2015 151

WHIRLWIND FRANCE ELECTION HEADS FOR 'THIRD ROUND' WITH LEGISLATIVE VOTES


Bruno Le Maire, a Les Republicains heavyweight Macron poached to be his finance minister, is running for re-election in a district of the Eure... READ MORE

11th June, 2017 122

MARINE LE PEN COULD WIN THE FRENCH ELECTION -- BUT FIRST SHE MUST WIN A FAMILY FEUD


The Le Pen dynasty has presided over France's National Front from its inception, guiding the party from the fringes of political life to the center stage... READ MORE

15th December, 2016 120

AS FRENCH ELECTIONS LOOM, ONE TOWN OFFERS HINTS OF WHAT FAR-RIGHT RULE COULD LOOK LIKE


In Henin-Beaumont, voters gave the National Front a chance after an embezzlement scandal felled the Socialist mayor here in 2009... READ MORE

6th May, 2017 115

A MILE APART, TWO NORMANDY VILLAGES EMBODY FRANCE'S DIVISIONS AS VOTERS READY FOR THE POLLSA


But Saint-Sulpice favours Emmanuel Macron, the centrist frontrunner in the final round of the election on Sunday... READ MORE

6th May, 2017 73

NATIONAL FRONT FACES TOUGHER CLIMB TO VICTORY IN FRANCE


But we'll see what happens Sunday, said Nellie Viaro, a Front municipal council member from the Paris region... READ MORE

11th December, 2015 71

WHY ARE FRANCE'S LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS SO IMPORTANT TO MACRON?


The stakes are especially high for newly elected president Emmanuel Macron, who needs a majority if he is to push through his campaign platform... READ MORE

11th June, 2017 71


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