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France’s Front National party has tried to distance itself from anti-Semitism – with limited success.
The official campaign to find the next president has begun. Are the cracks beginning to show already?
When the presidential candidate pulled out of an important photo opportunity, everyone thought he was quitting the race.
An officer is under investigation for rape, a young man is in hospital, and people want answers.
2017 could be the year of the far-right in Europe, and spell the end of the EU.
The far-right candidate has published a 144-point plan for her proposed presidency.
The top vote-getter in the first round of the election, France’s former finance minister has been working to build a political narrative outside of the country’s traditional political parties.
The former PM stands accused of employing his wife for years without bothering to mention it to voters.
What hope of finding a candidate who can hold onto the presidency?
The Berlin terror attack at the end of 2016 will have major political implications for Germany’s elections this year and an uneasy European Union, writes a German studies scholar.
The most unpopular president of the fifth republic won’t be seeking a second mandate.
The Front National leader is feeling confident after Brexit and Trump.
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Nice is an elegant and striking city, set against the azure Mediterranean. But there is history and politics behind the waving palms.
France has a long history of protest and terror attacks from a range of different groups.
Around the world, leading universities have established themselves as well-known brands. In France, we haven’t yet entered the race for global higher education.
Proposed labour reforms in France have sparked mass protests led by young people who want to reclaim democracy from the elite.
Sweeping changes to employment law are of far greater concern than allegations that the Front National has been avoiding tax.
Christiane Taubira has battled for years to prove her right to represent French people, so she couldn’t stay silent when a controversial plan was hatched to strip some of their nationality.
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Associate Professor in French and Francophone Studies, University of Nottingham
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Reader in French Studies, University of Warwick
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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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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