Marine Le Pen has been a disaster for the French Right
Is Marine Le Pen an extremist or a fascist, the insults routinely hurled at the leader of France’s National Rally? Frankly, it is not even clear which…
Defeated, but Marine Le Pen celebrates French election result that took her closer to power than ever
Sunday night’s results, meanwhile, show that Ms Le Pen’s years-long effort to transform her party’s image – from a haven for jack-booted thugs under her father to…
France’s next leader will inherit a tinderbox
Whoever is announced as France’s next president at eight o’clock sharp tonight, whether Emmanuel Macron or Marine Le Pen, had better savour their victory lap. For awaiting…
French conservatives torn between ‘unbearable’ Emmanuel Macron and ‘unknown’ Marine Le Pen
The state of the Socialists, France’s other traditional party of government, is just as shambolic. Its candidate Anne Hidalgo, the mayor of Paris, finished on just 1.7…
Marine Le Pen’s populist policies threaten to trash the French economy
Jessica Hinds, France economist at Capital Economics, says: “There is just quite a big disaffection, a difficulty for young people to see the outlook. I don’t think…
Marine Le Pen: I would hold a referendum on reinstating the death penalty
Marine Le Pen would hold referendums on key issues such as reinstating the death penalty if elected French president, as she swore to “let the people speak”…
A win for Marine Le Pen would shock markets as much as Trump and Brexit
These two surprises are now reckoned to have been spawned by a widespread unhappiness about the “state of the nation” and a perception by large parts of…
How Emmanuel Macron’s big campaign gamble appears to have paid off
The “Jupiterian” president had neglected the campaign trail. Ms Le Pen, in contrast, has had a packed schedule of events, visits and appearances. Over the past five…
Marine Le Pen’s national socialism is a potent political brew
What you pick up loudly on the street is the unforgiving hatred for Macron among that large, amorphous social strata loosely known as the gilets jaunes, or…
Marine Le Pen vows to fine Muslims who wear headscarves in public
Mr Macron will give an interview to the Aujourd’hui newspaper in which he is expected to continue his strategy of promising steady leadership in a time of…
Eric Zemmour pleads for Muslim vote as he slumps in polls
Eric Zemmour, the far-right French presidential candidate whose campaign has been dogged by accusations of Islamophobia has called on Muslims to vote for him as he slumped…
Emmanuel Macron surges ahead in polls after finally announcing re-election bid
Emmanuel Macron surged ahead in his bid for re-election as president of France on Friday after officially announcing his intention to seek another term. The 44-year-old is slated…
Emmanuel Macron surges ahead in polls after finally announcing re-election intention
French President Emmanuel Macron surged ahead in his bid for re-election on Friday after officially announcing his intention to seek another term. The 44-year-old is slated to secure…
Leading French Socialists say they will vote for Emmanuel Macron as state of Left is ‘pathetic’
While Christiane Taubira, who served as justice minister under Hollande, won last month’s “people’s primary” to lead a coalition of Left-wing parties, the majority of other candidates…
Emmanuel Macron is ‘despicable and depressing’, says Marine Le Pen as she holds first major rally
Marine Le Pen, the head of the National Rally, held the first official rally of her presidential campaign yesterday/SAT on the same day as an event by…
Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour go head-to-head in rival election rallies
He was convicted last month of inciting racial hatred for calling underage migrants thieves, rapists and murderers. Mr Zemmour previously was convicted of incitement to racial hatred…
Emmanuel Macron’s rivals cry foul over delay to re-election candidacy as polls put him far ahead
On Wednesday, Mr Macron was accused of carrying all three “hats” – French president, EU president and candidate – on a trip to northern France, in which…
Emmanuel Macron’s rivals cry foul over his refusal to announce presidential re-election bid
On Wednesday, Mr Macron was accused of carrying all three “hats” – French president, EU president and candidate – on a trip to northern France, in which…
Marine Le Pen ‘betrayed’ as niece considers throwing her lot in with Eric Zemmour
Marine Le Pen has described her shock and hurt after her niece hinted she could back Right-wing rival Eric Zemmour for the French presidency in what would…
Marine Le Pen ‘betrayed’ as niece considers damaging switch to Zemmour
Marine Le Pen has described her shock and hurt after her niece hinted she could back Right-wing rival Eric Zemmour for the French presidency in what would…
Extreme makeover: Marine Le Pen is now a cuddly ‘kitten’ as she calls Eric Zemmour too ‘brutal’ for France
Ms Le Pen, on the other hand, has toned down hers, telling journalists at a New Year’s press conference on Wednesday that she had “definitively broken with…
Marine Le Pen deploys cuddly ‘kitten’ campaign as she calls Eric Zemmour too ‘brutal’ for France
Ms Le Pen, on the other hand, has toned down hers, telling journalists at a New Year’s press conference on Wednesday that she had “definitively broken with…
French mayors set to scupper Emmanuel Macron rival Eric Zemmour’s presidential bid
French far-Right French polemist Eric Zemmour’s presidential bid risks falling at the first hurdle due to an electoral clause obliging candidates to secure 500 political “endorsements” to…
Macron’s bid for EU domination is unravelling fast
On Saturday, a single, large blue-and-gold EU flag was fluttering under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, to mark the first day of France’s six-month stint holding…
France takes down EU flag from Arc de Triomphe after Right-wing anger
French authorities took down a temporary installation of the European Union flag from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Sunday after Right-wing opponents of Emmanuel Macron,…