Workers abandoned by centre Left embrace economic nationalism
Amid the protracted battle by leading members of the EU Parliament to wrest more powers from the Council and Commission, few anticipated they would also acquire…
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France’s Republican party president agrees to alliance with National Rally
Eric Ciotti, President of the French centre-right party The Republicans, has been called on to resign after agreeing to an electoral alliance with the hard-right…
France’s hard-right National Rally opens door to Republicans
The President of France’s National Rally (RN) party, Jordan Bardella, says his political movement will support candidates from the centre-right Republican party…
European Right are looking good for government
Writing from a distance, the three principal lessons of the European elections on June 9 are that the former bêtes noires of the untouchable political right have…
The electoral sociology of “Macronism” has sunk like a stone
The 2017 presidential election marked a major reshuffle in French politics, with the election of the youngest President of the 5ème Republic, who had broken into…
Macron ‘weaponising’ Zelensky ahead of European elections, French opposition claims
The French opposition has accused French President Emanuel Macron of "weaponising” Ukraine's president to help his European Election campaign.
Sorel: Death of Europe would be a ‘tragedy for humanity’
The RN candidate spoke about the uncertain future of her country, France's potential to be the political leader of Europe, and a possible third world war.
Azerbaijan hosts event promoting Polynesian ‘decolonisation’ from France
Azerbaijani parliamentarians have hosted elected French Polynesian officials at a conference on the " decolonization" of their territory.
French Senate backs curbs on child sex transitions
French Senators voted in favour of the introduction of measures curtailing child-gender transitions, prompting an outcry from the political Left.
France plans to restrict unemployment benefits
The French government is planning to shorten the period people can claim unemployment benefits in order to strengthen incentives to work, Prime Minister Gabriel…
Man shot dead in New Caledonia despite Macron’s visit
A 48-year-old man was fatally shot in New Caledonia just hours after French President Emmanuel Macron visited the island to restore "law and order”.
‘French media illegally discriminates against political Right,’ report finds
Reconquete MEP Nicolas Bay told Brussels Signal that everyone was well aware that the "so-called ‘public service’ media in France is a mouthpiece for the political…
French PM Attal goes head-to-head with National Rally chief Bardella
In what has been seen as a showdown that set the stage for France's political future, French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and National Rally (RN) President Jason…
IMF: French public debt to be ‘significantly higher than government forecasts’
The International Monetary Fund has challenged the French Government's projections on future public debt, estimating that the country will end up running a significantly…
EU Elections: Will France abandon Macron for Le Pen?
As of writing, National Rally sits at 32 per cent support, with experts saying that it could soar as high as 46 per cent by voting day.
French police kill man who set fire to Rouen synagogue
French police in Rouen shot dead an armed man who set fire to the city's synagogue, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin and local officials said on Friday.
France bans TikTok in New Caledonia amid ‘foreign interference’ claims
Authorities say that the unprecedented move is an attempt to curb ongoing violence on the overseas French territory, with pro-independence protesters having seized…
Two killed in New Caledonia rioting after right to vote is broadened
At least two people have been killed in rioting on the French Pacific Island of New Caledonia.
Le Pen rejects idea of Brussels controlling French nuclear weapons
The leader of the French National Rally (RN) party, Marine Le Pen, has criticised plans to transfer sovereignty over nuclear weapons to Brussels.
‘Choose France’ investment push bags record €15 billion in pledges
France won a record €15 billion in foreign investment pledges on Monday, allowing President Emmanuel Macron to bask in the limelight with global CEOs and forget…
Low growth and welfare cuts push Attal Government to the brink
Near-zero growth, coupled with savage welfare cuts and broad perceptions of fiscal mismanagement, look set to push French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal's government…
Young voters snub Macron’s list for European Parliament elections, latest poll suggests
With less than a month remaining until the 2024 European Parliament elections, French President Emmanuel Macron's party Renaissance, led by Valerie Hayer, has struggled…
Tough French logic will lead Europe through immigrant crisis
As the militant Islamic threat to many Western societies steadily gained strength from increasing immigration, a high birth rate among migrants, and sustained collective…
Ooh la la! ‘EU must use erotic love to beat nationalism,’ Macron says
Macron argued that the only way to combat such a deadly spirit - which he classified as Thanatos, seemingly in reference to neo-Freudian thought and the Greek mythological…
French to use EP elections to punish Macron, survey suggests
French voters will use the European Parliament elections in June to express their dissatisfaction with French President Emmanuel Macron, research has found
Macron aims to cement French influence in EU, lift party fortunes with landmark speech
French President Emmanuel Macron will outline his vision for Europe as a global power on Thursday in a speech he hopes will have the same impact as a similar address…
French hard-right mysteriously immune to online reach reduction
Euro MP Nicolas Bay says he and his hard-right colleagues from France have remained immune to the reach-reduction phenomenon that has hit right-wing MEPs from other…
French PM Attal sparks controversy with proposed youth violence crackdown
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has sparked controversy by proposing new measures aimed at cracking down on youth violence in France.
Zemmour: Brussels bid to shut conference was ‘putsch’ against ‘European Democracy’
An attempt by left-wing authorities in Brussels to shut down a conservative conference in the city was a "putsch" against "European democracy", Eric Zemmour said.
France to ‘restore republican order’ on Indian Ocean island of Mayotte
France’s minister for overseas territories Marie Guevenoux said the country aimed to "restore republican order" on the French Indian Ocean island of Mayotte by…