UNBELIEVABLE: Marine le pen - Caught on Camera

French Students Have Taken To The Streets Over Learning Conditions. Thousands Have Been Detained.

The unrest is adding political pressure as France struggles with a 5.1% deficit, rising debt and a contentious push to rein in public spending.

International Business Times · 5h ago

Le Pen vows to save €140 billion by 2032 if elected to prevent French 'default'

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she would make drastic savings to bring France's public deficit back in line if she wins next year's presidential election. The government forecasts the national debt will hit 5.4 percent this year despite the EU setting a 3 percent limit for member states.

France 24 · 9h ago

Hundreds of thousands demand more resources for education at French protests

Students, teachers and unions took to France's streets en masse again on Tuesday to rally for better conditions in schools ahead of a hotly contested 2027 presidential election. Members of the public have accused the authorities of using disproportionate force, with one student losing a hand the day before.

France 24 · 16h ago

Bardella under pressure as new evidence emerges in antisemitic messages row

Jordan Bardella, president of France's far-right National Rally party, is under growing pressure as new technical evidence challenges his denials over antisemitic messages allegedly sent during his teenage years.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 2

French investigative site says antisemitic messages tied to Jordan Bardella, Le Pen's ally

French investigative outlet Mediapart said on Thursday it had authenticated antisemitic messages allegedly sent by far-right politician Jordan Bardella in 2013. Bardella denied writing them and said he would sue for defamation and forgery. The allegations come seven months before France’s presidential election, with Marine Le Pen leading opinion polls.

France 24 · Oct 1

Jean-Luc Mélenchon will win young French voters – until they realise the size of his Russia blind spot

La France Insoumise gives voice to the left-behind, and progressives approve. But many recoil from a leftwing leader whose foreign policy is stuck in 1985, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1

Bardella hits back at Macron over antisemitism allegations

The far-right National Rally party's Jordan Bardella has denied being the author of antisemitic messages attributed to him by investigative outlet Mediapart, which were published on Monday.

Euronews · Sep 30

Eiffel Tower chief steps down after female staff sidelined for Hindu delegation’s visit

Patrick Branco Ruivo will leave his position at the company operating the Paris landmark at end of year

The Independent UK · Sep 30

Still the same far right? Le Pen's National Rally denies fresh anti-Semitism claims

A minor bump on the French far right's road to power, or a car crash that wipes out years of rebranding? Bombshell allegations of past anti-Semitic tropes by the man Marine Le Pen has touted as her future prime minister could test her years-long effort to convince French voters that…

France 24 · Sep 29

National Rally’s Jordan Bardella rails at ‘war’ on party after antisemitism claims

President of Marine Le Pen’s far-right party faces calls to resign over comments he allegedly wrote as a teenager

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29