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France's far right tries to move away from past anti-Semitism

France’s far-right National Rally has used the war between Israel and Hamas as a way to bolster its support for French Jews – a U-turn for the party founded by Jean-Marie Le Pen, who famously called the Holocaust a "detail" of history. By shifting away from anti-Semitism and focusing on…

Radio France Internationale · Nov 19, 2023

Macron to skip anti-Semitism march amid political bickering, but will attend in ‘thoughts’

French President Emmanuel Macron said he would not join a march in Paris against anti-Semitism on Sunday, but would attend it in his "thoughts". Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she plans to attend the rally, triggering a round of bickering by political parties amid a surge in anti-Semitic incidents…

France 24 · Nov 11, 2023

Le Pen’s anti-Islamism and support of Israel seen as attempt to obscure antisemitic past

As antisemitic incidents rise in France, far right leader’s party is promising to protect French Jews from Islamism

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2023

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Wildfires, war and rightwing extremism: 50 years of Europe in photos, part two

The Guardian’s Europe correspondent Jon Henley and picture editor Guy Lane reflect on a half-century of upheaval

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023

Le Pen’s far right served as mouthpiece for the Kremlin, says French parliamentary report

Dogged by accusations of proximity to the Kremlin, Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party had hoped to clear its name by setting up a parliamentary inquiry to investigate foreign interference in French politics. But a draft report on the committee’s findings, which was leaked to the press this week,…

France 24 · Jun 3, 2023

Marine Le Pen replaced as French far-right party elects new president

JORDAN Bardella has been elected to replace Marine Le Pen as president of France’s leading far-right party, a symbolic changing of the guard that…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 6, 2022

French far-right party elects new leader to replace Le Pen

An ambitious 27-year-old was elected Saturday to replace Marine Le Pen as president of France's main far-right party National Rally

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2022

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How far has France’s far-right National Rally come in 50 years?

As Marine Le Pen’s far-right movement marks 50 years in French politics, RFI looks back at how the National Rally – formerly the National Front – went from a fringe group to France’s single biggest opposition party.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 8, 2022

National Rally marks 50th anniversary with symposium on far-right 'victories'

France's far-right National Rally is marking the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the party – formerly known as the National Front – by hosting a symposium on the 'victories' the movement has enjoyed over the past five decades.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 5, 2022

How Marine Le Pen managed to gain ground with youth voters – and why her success isn't being replicated by the US right

Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen may have missed out on the French presidency, falling 17 pecentage points short of incumbent Emmanuel Macron in a runoff held April 24, 2022. But to characterize her campaign as a total loss would be missing an essential point: with nearly 41.2% of the vote,…

The Conversation · May 3, 2022

Jean-Marie Le Pen: Family which dominates the French far-right in profile

Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of the French far-right, has died aged 96 after suffering suspected heart problems

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022

Putin, Le Pen and the French right

Russia's strategic partnership with the French far right has deep roots that long predate the Putin-Le Pen liaison

Salon · Apr 24, 2022

France's presidential rivals: Key moments, private lives

Voters are choosing between two visions of France and two very different people in Sunday's presidential runoff

The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022

Who is Marine Le Pen? The far-right French presidential candidate and her family in profile

Challenger hopes to deny incumbent Emmanuel Macron a second term in Sunday’s election

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022

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Reuters · Apr 22, 2022

Timeline: The five-decade rise of France's far right

Marine Le Pen's run on Sunday for France's presidency is the culmination of a five-decade rise of the far-right from a fringe movement to one of the country's strongest political forces.

Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2022

Marine Le Pen seen as Putin's puppet with French voters branding election 'depressing'

Elderly voters like Denis Benoest and Grognier Huguette want to oust Emmanuel Macron from the Elysee Palace in Paris and put in his place Marine Le Pen as they welcome her controversial policies

Reason · Apr 21, 2022

France's Authoritarian Establishment Faces Off Against the Even Uglier Authoritarianism of the Far Right

French President Emmanuel Macron is authoritarian-light. Candidate Marine Le Pen is worse.

The Conversation · Apr 21, 2022

Marine Le Pen, the Rassemblement National and Russia: history of a strategic alliance

Days before the second round of the French presidential elections, far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen (Rassemblement National, RN) spelled out some of her foreign policy priorities: limit military support to Ukraine and steer clear from voting new sanctions against Russia; leave NATO’s integrated command; and relaunch a “strategic rapprochement…

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France 24 · Apr 21, 2022

Marine Le Pen: A political animal vying to win the Élysée Palace

Marine Le Pen has worked for years at polishing the rough edges of the far-right National Rally, the party her rabble-rousing father Jean-Marie founded a half-century ago as the National Front, seeking the breakthrough that would finally secure the French presidency. For all her efforts, after eight attempts – Le…

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

As all-important French election approaches, Le Pen’s ties to Putin come under intense scrutiny

A victory for the far-right hopeful in France’s presidential election could have truly a global impact

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 20, 2022

Le Pen, Macron to Face off in Crunch TV Election Duel

French leader Emmanuel Macron and the far-right's Marine Le Pen go head-to-head in a crunch TV debate on Wednesday, seeking to sway undecided voters with four days left until the presidential election's decisive second round. Macron holds a solid poll lead, but his political allies have warned against any complacency…

France 24 · Apr 18, 2022

In France’s unhappy democracy, voting for ‘lesser evil’ is a bitter pill to swallow

For the third time in the past five presidential elections, millions of French citizens are preparing to cast their ballots not in favour of a candidate but to keep another one out of power. So far, the anti-Le Pen vote has resulted in crushing defeats for the far right –…

France 24 · Apr 17, 2022

On This Day in 2002: Doomed Socialist favourite laughs off threat of Le Pen in presidential final

Any presidential campaign has its emblematic moments that change the course of the race, be they breathtaking instant tide-turners or incidents laden with meaning only in hindsight. With French voters set to elect a president on April 24, FRANCE 24 looks back at telling moments from campaigns past. In the…

Reuters · Apr 15, 2022

Paris suburb feels little love for either presidential candidate

Boxing coach Kab Thiam has voted in a French election twice: in 2002 to block the far right's Jean-Marie Le Pen from power and again last Sunday for the hard left's presidential candidate.

Reuters · Apr 14, 2022

'Neither Macron nor Le Pen', the rallying cry of disillusioned French students

French students protested outside the Sorbonne in Paris and other universities on Thursday, expressing their disillusionment with the choice on offer at the presidential election, shouting "Neither Macron nor Le Pen".

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