Poll show Le Pen beating any oppenent in 2027 presidential election
According to an Ifop survey for newspaper Le Figaro and TV station LCI, conducted immediately after Le Pen announced her candidacy.
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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".
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.
As Bardella broadens RN’s appeal, RN MP warns against ‘bourgeois drift’
To many French conservatives, Pompidou's presidency symbolises the moment Gaullism began trading its nationalist appeal for closer ties to high finance and the business…
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.
Mélenchon backs regularisation migrant scheme and criticises EU return policy
La France Insoumise leader criticised France's handling of residence permit renewals.
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Polish right sees Bardella as key future ally for reforming the EU
Both PiS and Confederation will have noted how the last majority PiS government got into conflict with the EU’s top brass.
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‘My loyalty is to Le Pen’: Orbán weighs in on France’s succession debate
The prospect of a Bardella candidacy has intensified debate over the future leadership of France's patriotic movement.
French spies drop AI giant Palantir over US overreliance fears
France's domestic intelligence agency will stop working with American AI giant Palantir, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said Tuesday, as European nations increasingly…
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…
RN councillor recites Hail Mary in French municipal council after Communist mayor refuses to ban veiled women
Several women wearing Islamic veils were present in the public gallery during the session.
French regulator finds bias against National Rally at state-funded Radio France
The decision follows an analysis of airtime on France Inter and France Info between January 1 and March 31, 2026.
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.
Left-wing media billionaire accused of organising paparazzi sting against critical French MP
The images showed Alloncle with his collaborator Shéhérazade Khandani in a private moment.
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".
‘Stay in Europe, ignore some rules’: Bardella explicit RN’s new EU doctrine ahead of 2027
"When the Germans want to defend their interests, no matter how they go about it, they succeed. We have never been able to do the same".
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 cinema elite outraged after channel they attacked doesn’t want to work with them anymore
Around 600 actors, directors, producers and technicians accused the conservative billionaire of exerting growing control over the French cinema sector through his…
Emperors lost in their Labyrinths, unwilling to listen to the common people
If one factor links the dire unpopularity of Chancellor Merz and President Macron, it is their political insularity.
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.
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…
Win victory in a democracy: Just give the people what they want and need
Elites worldwide are saying that incoming Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s win is a template for how to beat conservative populism worldwide.
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…
French energy giant Engie HQ searched in fresh twist to Dati EP alleged corruption probe
French anti-corruption police have searched the headquarters of energy group Engie, formerly GDF Suez, as part of an ongoing investigation into suspicions that the…
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.