Le Pen candidate for 2027, setting up unprecedented French election
"I was happy that the court returned to the French people their freedom to vote and restored my eligibility".
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Le Pen can pursue 2027 bid but uncertainty remains
Her prison sentence was reduced to three years, two of them suspended, with the remaining year to be served at home under electronic monitoring.
France heads for post-Macron era on April 18 and May 2
France will elect a new president on April 18 and May 2, 2027, concluding Emmanuel Macron's decade in power and heralding a highly unpredictable political contest.
Retailleau vows to end birthright citizenship as he targets RN voters
"Immigration is not an opportunity but a burden; it costs us far more than it brings us," he said.
Paris police ban hard-left music concert over fears of anti-police agitation
The event was due to take place on June 21 evening at Paris's Place de la République.
France and the ‘nationalist international’
Jordan Bardella, the man who will more likely than not be the next President of France, made headlines this week when he criticised President Donald Trump for being…
French president hopeful Bruno Retailleau wants mandatory chemical castration for sex offenders
"Given the difficulties surrounding mandatory prison sentences, we must consider other solutions".
France hard Left party turns national team football jersey into campaign cash grab
At €25, each purchase is framed as both a gesture of sporting patriotism and direct campaign financing.
French Government defends PSG celebration policing despite death and 890 arrests
Interior minister Laurent Nuñez said the bulk of the festivities had passed off peacefully.
Mélenchon threatens to sue Le Pen over edited ‘Nouvelle France’ video
"Say it publicly to deter the perpetrators, and we will leave it at that without involving the justice system".
French poll shock: Mélenchon closes in on Philippe as Bardella holds firm in presidential race
National Rally president Jordan Bardella continues to dominate the field with 32 per cent of voting intentions.
French Justice Minister calls for three-year halt to legal immigration in France
"We have reached the limit of our capacity for integration and assimilation".
Gabriel Attal: Macronism’s youngest face in search of the presidency it shaped
The 37-year-old former prime minister announced he would seek the Renaissance nomination to succeed Emmanuel Macron.
Attal launches bid for French presidency
"I can't take this kind of French politics anymore, where it's just 50 shades of managing decline".
Édouard Philippe faces judicial probe over alleged corruption
A French investigating judge has been appointed to probe the former prime minister over alleged misappropriation of public funds.
French prosecutors seek seven-year jail term for Sarkozy in Libya funding appeal
Sarkozy, 71, was sentenced in September 2025 to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy in the same case.
Mbappé warns of ‘consequences’ of Rassemblement National win as Bardella hits back
"And I know what happens when Kylian Mbappé leaves PSG: the club wins the Champions League!", Bardella responded.
French Socialist MEP Glucksmann to ignore poor voters ahead of 2027 elections, according to leaked strategy
Presented to the small circle preparing Glucksmann's run, the synthesis splits the electorate into three categories.
Philippe for president of France? Despite the polls, he is clueless and vapid
French polls suggest former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe is the elite’s best chance to defeat presumptive National Rally candidate Jordan Bardella in next…
French RN leaders slam ‘politically motivated accusations’ against chief Bardella over EP fraud allegation
Less than a year before France’s presidential elections, National Rally (RN) President Jordan Bardella is being investigated over the alleged misuse of European…
LFI party chief Mélenchon to run for French presidency – again
As expected, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of La France Insoumise (LFI), who once said he wanted to step aside for a new generation and a “new France”, is running…
RN party chief Bardella reaffirms plans to restrict family benefit to French nationals only
Less than a year out from France’s next presidential elections, National Rally (RN) party chief Jordan Bardella is doubling down on a core plank of its: Welfare…
Macron’s party leader Attal calls for ‘controlled immigration’ as he eyes presidential run
Gabriel Attal, leader of President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party and a main centrist contender for the 2027 presidential election, has called for France…
Macron calls on Brussels to extend censorship to lock down 2027
On April 17, the press revealed that the Élysée Palace is pressing the European Commission to revise the guidelines of the Digital Services Act (DSA) in order…
Retailleau creates watchdog for LFI party-led towns
Bruno Retailleau, leader of France’s Les Républicains (LR) and already positioning himself for the 2027 presidential election, has launched what he calls an “LFI…
French conservative media mogul Bolloré builds intellectual arsenal ahead of elections
Vincent Bolloré, the French conservative and Christian media magnate, is once again expanding his influence, this time with the launch of a Christian-inspired think-tank…
RN chiefs write to French business leaders amid concerns over economic programme
Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen, the co-leaders of France’s Rassemblement National (RN), have sent a joint letter to business executives offering dialogue and…
Banks again deny France’s RN funds for presidential campaign
The National Rally (RN) in France is once again facing the same old difficulties in financing its presidential campaign.
Ex-French leader Hollande ‘preparing’ to be Socialist President of France again
Former French president François Hollande has stated that he is preparing for a potential return to the Élysée Palace in the 2027 presidential election.
French centre-right firmly shuts door on alliance with nationalist Right ahead of 2027
The President of France’s main centre-right party, Les Républicains (LR), has categorically ruled out any electoral pact with Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement…