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Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella pledge unity ahead of judicial verdict

This week, a Paris court will rule on whether Marine Le Pen can run in the 2027 presidential election. Ahead of the verdict, Le Pen and the party’s president Jordan Bardella pledged to work as a duo.

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Marine Le Pen appeal verdict: Will the far-right leader be barred from the French presidency?

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political fate will be decided on Tuesday when a Paris appeals court rules on whether she is eligible to run in the 2027 presidential elections, a verdict with major implications for France's future. Le Pen is appealing her 2025 conviction for embezzling European Parliament funds…

France 24

ECB President Lagarde Hints At Major Move Into French Politics That Could See Her Early Departure From The Post

ECB President Christine Lagarde could leave her post before her tenure ends ahead of the French presidential elections.

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Watch: Following the money—the EPPO investigation into defunct far-right EU group

The dark times are ahead as the EU is coming for the far-right. But this time, it is not about a political debate—it is about the balance sheet.

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Marine Le Pen says she won’t run for president if ordered to wear electronic bracelet

France will hold the first round of its next presidential election on April 18

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Prosecutors conduct Europe-wide raids over alleged misuse of funds by defunct far-right EU group

Raids were underway in France, Spain, Italy and Belgium as part of a probe into the alleged misuse of European parliament funds by the former far-right Identity and Democracy (ID) group.

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France's National Rally targeted as part of Europe-wide raids over alleged far-right embezzlement

France's National Rally was on Tuesday targeted as part of Europe-wide raids following suspicions of the misappropriation of European funds by the now-defunct Identity and Democracy (ID) group of MEPs, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) said, onfirming a report in French daily Le Monde.

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France's 2027 presidential election: Can the far-right National Rally win without Le Pen?

With less than a year to go until France's April 2027 presidential election, the far-right National Rally party still hasn't designated a candidate. As Marine Le Pen appeals a graft conviction that barred her from seeking office for five years, her young protégé Jordan Bardella is poised to step in.…

France 24

French presidential frontrunner Jordan Bardella vows to win 2027 polls and shift course in the EU

Jordan Bardella, leader of France's far-right National Rally, said he would like to "put the Commission and the EU back at the service of the nations and no longer the other way around".

Euronews

Jordan Bardella meets Karol Nawrocki in Warsaw

French far‑right leader Jordan Bardella on Thursday began a two‑day visit to Poland, seeking meetings with right‑wing and nationalist figures ahead of next year’s French presidential election, after similar trips to Portugal, Italy and Belgium.

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‘Cynical to get power’: Michel Barnier on Boris Johnson, Brexit and the EU’s future

Former negotiator believes in an unstable world, it is ‘perfectly possible’ the UK can rejoin the EU with old opt-outs

The Guardian - UK

Once upon a time, French right-wing presidential candidate’s ‘heart leaned towards Trump’ – now he is calling the president ‘erratic’

He also rejected any future endorsement from the president.

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The Guardian view on the French presidential election campaign: only the far right will profit from division

Editorial: Mainstream politicians should remember that in the battle to defeat Jordan Bardella or Marine Le Pen, unity is strength

The Guardian - UK

France's president blasts 'unacceptable' lapses over 11-year-old girl's suspected murderer

A girl, named in the press only as Lyhanna, went missing on 29 May near the town of Fleurance after she was last seen getting into a man's car.

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Influencers poised to shake up France's 2027 presidential race

French influencers are set to play a key role in the 2027 presidential campaign. More than half of under-25s cite social media and video platforms as their main source of information, according to a survey published in January 2026 by French media regulator Arcom.

Radio France Internationale

PSG celebrations marred by violence as French authorities report 890 arrests

French authorities have arrested over 890 people after outbreaks of violence followed Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League victory on Saturday, as the government defended its policing operation amid sharp criticism from the right.

The Guardian - UK

Thirty-five people want to be the next president of France. What could possibly go wrong?

Unless the mainstream gets its act together, next year’s election looks likely to hand the keys of the Élysée to the far right

France 24

French presidential contender Édouard Philippe targeted by embezzlement probe

French prosecutors on Wednesday announced a probe against former prime minister Édouard Philippe, a centrist seen as one of the leading contenders to replace President Emmanuel Macron in next year's presidential race, over alleged embezzlement of public funds. Polls suggest Philippe could win against the far-right National Rally party candidate,…

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The die isn’t cast: France is pessimistic, but not doomed to far-right rule

Apocalyptic forecasts are a national sport. But while polls point to a National Rally president in 2027, it’s still all to play for, says Foreign Policy Research Institue fellow Joseph de Weck

The Guardian - UK

Marine Le Pen’s party hits back at Kylian Mbappé comments

Captain of French football team expressed concerns about far-right National Rally party gaining power

The Guardian - UK

France has a record number of presidential hopefuls. Will any of them be able to hold back the far right?

About 30 people – nearly all men – have expressed an interest in taking on the far-right National Rally in next year’s ballot

Radio France Internationale

EU prosecutors probe alleged misuse of funds linked to France's Bardella

European Union prosecutors have launched a probe into a possible misappropriation of EU funds, after a complaint alleged France's far-right National Rally had used European grants to benefit its leader Jordan Bardella, a source close to the case told AFP Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

French hard-left politician Mélenchon to stand in 2027 presidential election

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leading figure in the hard-left France Unbowed (La France Insoumise) political party, will stand in next year's presidential election, he said on Sunday.

Euronews

Fact-checking claims that Spain's legalised migrants can move to other EU countries

Under Sánchez's programme, undocumented migrants who have lived in Spain for at least five months can apply for a one-year temporary residence permit, which has opened the door to disinformation.

Radio France Internationale

French far right courts business community ahead of elections

With a year to go before France’s presidential election, the far-right National Rally (RN) is stepping up efforts to win over business leaders. RN leader Jordan Bardella met representatives of Medef – the main bosses' union – for lunch on Monday, just a fortnight after a discreet dinner between Marine…

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