Marine Le Pen rallies her supporters to protest election ban
Far-right National Rally leader continues to claim her innocence following conviction for embezzlement
Marine Le Pen
Fighting for her political life, Marine Le Pen goes on the offensive
Far-right leader appears to have set her party on a more confrontational path on which she is directly challenging the judiciary
Has the court ended Marine Le Pen’s political career and what happens to her RN party now?
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has limited legal options as ruling fires starting gun on race to succeed Emmanuel Macron
Marine Le Pen vows to appeal conviction that bars bid for French presidency
Marine Le Pen vows to appeal conviction for far right party ‘embezzlement’ of EU funds
The Irish Times view on the conviction of Marine Le Pen: a political earthquake in France
The suggestion that Le Pen and her 24 convicted co-defendants are being singled out for unduly harsh treatment does not wash
Marine Le Pen banned from standing for office for five years and sentenced to four-year jail term
Far-right leader says she will appeal ruling that jeopardises her plan to run in 2027 presidential election
Marine Le Pen’s presidential ambition may be in ruins but court verdict does not end her influence
Court decision to effectively bar Le Pen from 2027 race will only fuel far right narrative
Marine Le Pen awaits court verdict on embezzlement charges which could rule out French presidential bid
Far-right leader and National Rally party accused of misappropriating European Parliament funds
Trump is shattering the European diplomatic and political landscape
Worldview: Europe can respond by developing links with China, Africa and the middle powers now asserting their role
French government survives no-confidence votes, but political deadlock remains
Prime minister François Bayrou is trying to succeed where Michel Barnier failed, but faces a very high mountain
How Brexit killed Frexit
The UK’s messy, ill-thought out exit from the EU has effectively killed off leave campaigns in other member states
Rich bosses’ isolation from poorer colleagues could come back to bite them
Wealthy managers are increasingly isolated from the less well-off at work and that’s not good news
Jean-Marie Le Pen obituary: French far-right politician rode waves of discontent and xenophobia
Founding father of France’s modern political far right was challenged by historians, denounced across the political spectrum, and convicted repeatedly of inciting racial hatred or distorting historical record
Once called ‘the devil of the Republic’, Le Pen died knowing his ideas are gaining currency
Le Pen used to boast that “I say out loud what others think in silence.” That sentiment is echoed by Trump and users of Elon Musk’s X
Macron in angry exchange with residents of cyclone-hit Mayotte
‘If it wasn’t for France, you would be in way deeper s**t,’ French president tells people in the country’s poorest overseas territory
The Irish Times view on France’s new prime minister: an impossible job
François Bayrou inherits a poisoned chalice of Emmanuel Macron’s making
France has a new prime minister, but the same political crisis
Centrist politician François Bayrou given the task of governing divided parliament where Michel Barnier failed
French Socialists talk of ‘compromise’ if Macron names left-wing PM
Party has shifted since Michel Barnier’s government collapsed in a vote of no-confidence last week
Opposition ‘chose chaos’ with no-confidence vote in Barnier, says Macron, after PM’s resignation
President tells France he will ‘fully’ exercise five-year mandate as he faces rising pressure to step down following government collapse
French government collapses after losing no-confidence vote in parliament
Left and far right punish PM Michel Barnier for using special constitutional powers to ram part of unpopular budget through parliament
No confidence motion by French MPs likely to oust fragile Barnier coalition
Attempt to dislodge government comes at a time when country struggling to tame massive budget deficit
France crisis: What will happen if government loses no-confidence vote?
Michel Barnier’s decision to push budget through parliament without a vote could trigger a political crisis
French government faces no-confidence vote
Jordan Bardella, Rassemblement National party leader, threatens to bring down government over prime minister Michel Barnier's budget
Marine Le Pen stands trial over alleged misuse of EU funds
French far-right leader accused of paying party staff for work they were doing in France
French far right exerts outsize power over Barnier and Macron, rivals say
Macron accused of giving Le Pen the power of Julius Caesar overseeing a gladiatorial battle, giving a thumbs up or down to his candidate for prime minister
People don’t set small businesses on fire because they love their country
For all the rhetoric about opposing globalist elites, the far right clearly follows a form of globalism
Fixing France: How to Repair a Broken Republic by Nabila Ramdani – A persuasive case
The author cites the military coup mounted in Algiers on May 13th, 1958, as the source of many of the problems that beset France today
Economic populism of the right has gone mainstream
UK and French electoral systems have thwarted its advance but the far right is still on the rise globally
Le Pen lays the blame on Macron for French government gridlock
Left-wing bloc says it should be able to govern as centrists seek to win over moderate right republicans
French election: The far right has been held at bay, but for how long?
The far right won more votes nationwide than the left alliance and Macron’s centrists but the vote was spread across the country
Recriminations fly in Marine Le Pen’s party over French election result
National Rally official who helped pick contentious candidates steps down from executive committee
Senior National Rally figures regroup following French election setback
Far-right party president Jordan Bardella describes results as a ‘victory postponed’, echoing remarks made by the party’s figurehead Marine Le Pen
The French political system kept the far right out. Now what?
The centre and the left in France will need to decide what else they agree on, other than opposing Marine Le Pen
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