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French voters have rejected Le Pen’s message twice already. Her youthful deputy may be a better bet in 2027.
Marine Le Pen was found guilty of misusing EU funds, but her eligibility to stand in the presidential election remains intact. Luc Rouban, Emeritus researcher at Sciences Po’s CEVIPOF, weighs in on the verdict.
There are long-term questions regarding support for Ukraine if far-right populists win more power in the EU’s most powerful states.
Rassemblement National was hoping to make a splash in some big cities ahead of next year’s presidential election, but this failed to materialise.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s decision to step down follows decades of disruption to politics in France.
Sébastien Lecornu was the fourth prime minister to go since the summer of 2024. His departure adds yet more pressure on president Emmanuel Macron.
Things need to change pretty drastically if France wants to deal with its debt.
Macron has cycled through several prime ministers in the past three years, and the public is blaming him for the instability.
France’s Prime Minister François Bayrou has resigned after failing to win a confidence vote. What options might President Emmanuel Macron use to break a political deadlock?
France’s government backs a budget aimed at cutting the national debt, but it may lack enough support in parliament. An economist looks at factors behind the debt’s recent climb.
The ruling in a Paris court that the far-right leader is guilty of misappropriating public funds will probably eliminate her from the 2027 presidential election.
Le Pen has been barred from politics for four years after being found guilty of embezzlement.
Michel Barnier knew his actions would trigger a confidence vote. This is the latest battle in Emmanuel Macron’s war with Marine Le Pen’s far right.
Amid so much uncertainty, one thing remains clear: the next government is likely to be short-lived.
The final novel from France’s most famous literary provocateur, set in 2027, features an antihero based on a real-life French politician – who reports to a president modelled on Macron.
‘Coalitation’ is a neologism to designate an unprecedented institutional relationship between cohabitation and coalition involving the presidential party and Michel Barnier’s Les Républicains.
What prompted the French president to choose a prime minister whose appointment would annoy so many people?
The appointment of Michel Barnier as prime minister signals an alliance between Emmanuel Macron and the right-wing Les Républicains party as well as shows the National Rally’s position of strength.
Under France’s second-ballot system, French voters can vote with their hearts in the first round, knowing they’ll be able to vote in the second round with their heads — in other words, strategically.
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Associate Professor in French and Francophone Studies, University of Nottingham
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Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Bath
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Professor of Politics & Co-Director, Aston Centre for Europe, Aston University
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Reader in French Studies, University of Warwick
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Associate Professor, School of History, ANU / Chercheur Associé at the Centre d’Histoire de Sciences Po, Australian National University
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Docteure sciences politiques, HDR sciences de gestion, Kedge Business School
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Directeur de recherches (CNRS) au Cevipof, Sciences Po
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Professor in French and European Politics, UCL
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Head of Department Politics, Languages and International Studies - Senior Lecturer in French and European Politics, University of Bath
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Professeur en Information-Communication à l’Institut Français de presse (Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas), Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas
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Doctorant en science politique, Université de Montréal
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Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Mangement and Organisation Studies, The Open University
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Senior Lecturer in International Relations and Politics, Aston University
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Enseignant-chercheur en stratégie et en sciences politiques, INSEEC Grande École
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Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies, University of Leeds