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The far right in power always co-opts culture – in France, it has already begun

Marine Le Pen’s party is concocting plans to replace a vital, vibrant arts scene with a retrograde movement that would glorify the country’s past, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK

French prosecutors stick to demand for five-year ban for Le Pen

French prosecutors demanded on Tuesday that an appeal court maintain a five-year ban on far-right leader Marine Le Pen from holding public office for a European parliament fraud, stepping up threats to her presidential ambitions.

Radio France Internationale

Macron visits eastern France following far-right win in Alpine by-election

President Emmanuel Macron travels to eastern France on Tuesday for talks with farmers and discussions on social media regulation, against the backdrop of a far-right breakthrough in nearby Haute-Savoie.

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French PM faces new no-confidence votes as budget faces final hurdle

French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu faces two new no-confidence motions on Monday, after he forced the 2026 budget through parliament without a vote for the third and final time on Friday.

Radio France Internationale

French government survives no confidence vote over forced budget

The government of Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has survived two no confidence motions triggered by his decision to force his contested budget through parliament without a vote.

Radio France Internationale

After PM forces through finance bill, what's next in France's budget battle?

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has used special constitutional powers to force part of his 2026 budget bill through the deeply divided lower house of parliament, without a vote. It brings France closer to concluding its budget drama, but obstacles remain.

Radio France Internationale

French PM Lecornu says he will use constitutional power to force through budget

French Prime ⁠Minister Sébastien Lecornu has confirmed that he will invoke a special constitutional power, Article 49.3, to force a budget ‍for 2026 through parliament without a vote during Tuesday's session.

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French farmers wrongly accuse Brussels of betrayal. Macron’s complicity could help the far right to victory

Marine Le Pen is milking rural fury over the Mercosur deal. France’s politicians are too cowardly to defend it, says the European Policy Centre’s Paul Taylor

The Guardian - UK

France's Marine Le Pen returns to court as appeal could decide her 2027 presidential fate

A Paris appeal court will decide whether the far-right figurehead can run for president in 2027, as attention increasingly turns to her 30-year-old protégé and MEP Jordan Bardella.

Euronews

France's Le Pen says had 'no sense' of any offence as appeal trial opens

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said Tuesday she had "no sense" of having committed any offence at the opening of an appeals trial which she hopes will save her 2027 run for president.

Radio France Internationale

Europe Today: Vestager says Trump's Greenland ambitions represent 'existential threat' for NATO

Also in this newsletter: how the EU is ramping up diplomatic pressure on Iran, why Brussels has frozen Hungarian files ahead of April's ballot, and how an appeal kicking off in Paris today could shape France's political future.

Euronews

French far-right leader Le Pen in high-stakes trial ahead of presidential race

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is back in the spotlight as she launches a high-stakes appeal in Paris that will decide whether she can stand in the 2027 presidential election.

Radio France Internationale

Marine Le Pen’s appeal against embezzlement conviction begins

Trial’s outcome will determine whether leader of far-right National Rally can run for French presidency in 2027

The Guardian - UK

Everything you need to know about French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's appeals trial

As the appeal trial is set to begin on Tuesday, the president of the judicial tribunal is concerned that the United States may be influencing its outcome.

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Can Marine Le Pen run in France’s 2027 presidential election? Far-right leader faces make-or-break court appeal

Le Pen was a frontrunner in the forthcoming presidential elections before her conviction

Euronews

Could France head to early elections as the government faces two no-confidence votes?

Threatened by two motions of no-confidence, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has asked the Minister of the Interior to look into the possibility of holding legislative elections on the same dates as municipal elections.

Euronews

Venezuela's sovereignty is not negotiable — and France should rearm

The arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro raises serious concerns because sovereignty is non-negotiable, and therefore it is urgent for countries like France to rearm and focus on security, French National Rally MP Sébastien Chenu writes in an opinion article for Euronews.

Radio France Internationale

France’s political year ahead: power plays, rivals and the road to 2027

With less than two years to go to the next presidential election, France’s political forces are already jockeying for position. The balance of power between President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist government, a fragmented left and the increasingly emboldened far right continues to shift – shaping what could be one of the…

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The Guardian - UK

Brigitte Bardot’s image complicated by her controversial politics

Film star turned animal rights activist was anti-immigration and was repeatedly convicted of racial hatred, particularly towards Muslims

The Guardian - UK

The valet, the burnt toast, and the trip to Peru: evidence that suggests Andrew link to Ghislaine Maxwell emails

Documents released in relation to Jeffrey Epstein contain emails between Maxwell and an individual signing off as ‘A’ and ‘The Invisible Man’

Euronews

Epstein emails reveal 2001 request for 'inappropriate friends' at Balmoral

Newly released emails show someone using the alias "A" writing from the royal family's Scottish estate in 2001, asking convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell for "inappropriate friends".

The Guardian - UK

Email from ‘A’ at Balmoral urged Ghislaine Maxwell to find ‘inappropriate friends’

Epstein files reveal messages between his accomplice and a man who appears to be Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor

Radio France Internationale

France’s Flamanville nuclear reactor reaches full power for first time

The Flamanville EPR reactor in north-western France has reached full nuclear power for the first time, state utility EDF announced on Sunday, describing it as “a major milestone” for the long-delayed and over-budget project.

The Guardian - AU

AI the main suspect after radio stations wrongly identify reporter as alleged violent offender

Southern Cross Austereo investigate how Adelaide Advertiser journalist was wrongly named. Plus: awkward timing for ABC crime podcast

The Guardian - UK

AfD responds to Trump ‘erasure’ claims with call for nationalist revival in Europe

Continent’s other nationalist parties wary of echoing sentiments of US president due to his unpopularity

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