The fight against Islamism is the rationale behind Marine Le Pen’s RN party, but research data suggests that head-covering in keeping with Islamic tradition is not politically motivated.
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It’s a gamble for both leaders. But the US president showed how effective this tactic can be.
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.
Riding high on new opinion polling, Pauline Hanson is one of the women leading the charge for the far-right all over the world.
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.
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.
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the Front National, gave the far right a visibility and longevity it had never known in contemporary France. His daughter Marine Le Pen took over in 2011 and renamed the party the National Rally.
The former leader of the National Front has died, aged 96.
It is possible for parliaments to adapt to the pressures of a divided world. Plenty of nations do it.
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.
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.
The runoff vote has resulted in an unrecognisable national assembly and nobody knows what happens next.
The ‘cordon sanitaire’ is a strategy used across Europe to try to exclude political extremes from the mainstream.
After the legislative dissolution decided by French president Emmanual Macron, the second round of the legislative elections reveals a political landscape turned upside down.
The latest surprise results have seen a left-wing coalition take the lead, but no party will be able to form a parliamentary majority.
Marine Le Pen’s far-right push has been halted in its tracks.
The far-right looks like it will be a significant parliamentary force in France over the next few years.
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