Zemmour launches second Élysée bid promising to keep France French
The Reconquête leader has pledged to cut the number of immigrants by two million and urged voters who want a union of the Right to back him rather than Marine Le…
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Le Pen says Mélenchon plans to dismantle France
The National Rally presidential candidate has claimed the left-wing platform would complete the deconstruction of the country begun under Emmanuel Macron.
Le Pen pledges to bring back oil exploration in France
The National Rally candidate has said she would scrap a 2017 ban on new oil and gas permits as fuel prices across the EU remain high.
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Le Monde spreads false RN link on Trappes shooter as psychiatric and left-wing history emerge
French media was also quick to present him as a right-winger and connect him with the RN, saying leaflets of the party were found in his car.
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Nearly half of French Muslims would consider leaving if Le Pen wins
The online poll, conducted between September 25-30, 2026, among a representative sample of 9,689 adults, found that 46 per cent of Muslim respondents would contemplate…
Bardella says a Le Pen victory would restore France’s credibility in Europe
The National Rally leader used a Madrid appearance to set out what a government under him would do from May 2027: budget discipline, an end to Green Deal ideology…
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Glucksmann wins social-democratic primary outright and names the ‘far right’ as his main opponent
“I am the candidate who can defeat our long-standing enemy, the far right,” he said, adding that Marine Le Pen would not be in the Élysée in 2027.
RN sets out budget plans with a deficit below 3 per cent and €140 billion in savings
Le Pen said the adjustment required had been raised from the €125 billion previously promised to "€140 billion net of savings in 2032 compared with 2026".
Patriots.eu takes European Parliament to court over ‘double standard’ in party funding
The posters the Parliament refuses to pay for carried Marine Le Pen and Matteo Salvini, and the party says liberal campaigns did the same without penalty.
National Rally wins ‘historic victory’ in French Senate elections
The party had three senators whose terms were not up. Nine RN names were added on Sunday, and two UDR seats in the Alpes-Maritimes.
Two thirds of French voters back Le Pen’s ‘national priority’
A large majority of those questioned by Ipsos said the National Rally is right to want certain benefits reserved for French citizens.
Le Pen and Farage hail Iceland’s ‘No’ to EU membership talks
Reform UK, National Rally and the European Conservatives and Reformists say the rejection of accession talks shows a Europe of sovereign nations is possible.
Le Maire proposes six-country federation to counter European Commission
Former French economy minister argues that the EU's 27-member structure has become too cumbersome to respond effectively to growing competition from the US and China.
Green Party leader backs ‘civil disobedience’ if RN wins
Tondelier has so far resisted backing either candidate, insisting that the Greens should pursue their own campaign.
French poll puts Mélenchon in 2027 runoff as Le Pen leads
Philippe remains one of Mélenchon's closest competitors. With Attal absent from the race, Mélenchon and Philippe are both projected at 17 per cent.
‘The financial crisis is inevitable’, warns former French PM François Bayrou
"Next year, the totality of income tax paid by the French will not suffice to pay the totality of the interest on the debt.
French court rejects Macron party bid to ban Le Pen’s Renaissance campaign slogan
The image was also adopted as the banner of the account on X of the National Rally (RN), the party led by Jordan Bardella.
Paris weighs State-backed loans to keep presidential campaigns funded at home
The model would revive the idea of a "bank of democracy" promised by Emmanuel Macron in 2017 and written into the law on confidence in political life.
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Musk backs Le Pen as ‘France’s last hope’
The endorsement triggered accusations of foreign political interference from her opponents in France.
Macron’s party sue RN over Le Pen’s campaign slogan
Renaissance alleged that the slogan was intended to "capitalise on the recognition of Macron's party" by appropriating "one of the core elements of its identity".
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Le Pen’s real second-round test is the comfortable bourgeoisie
Marine Le Pen's resurgence in the 2027 presidential race reveals a crucial challenge: persuading the comfortable bourgeoisie to support her over Macron's candidate.
Bardella pitches ‘national unity’ government as RN broadens election strategy
The RN president said he would devote "all his energy" to securing the election of Marine Le Pen in 2027.
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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Confused about French politics? Blame lawfare
As France gears up for the presidential elections in 2027, Marine Le Pen's unexpected candidacy is overshadowed by legal issues that highlight the influence of prosecutors…
Le Pen can start presidential campaign without electronic tag
Le Pen announced on the evening of the verdict that she would stand and would appeal to the Court of Cassation.
Justice at two speeds: The Le Pen verdict and Europe’s institutional divide
On July 7, 2026, the Paris Court of Appeal upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for embezzling EU funds. She was found guilty of misusing around €2.
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Le Pen clears the ban but her road to 2027 still runs through the courts
A reduced sentence restored Marine Le Pen's eligibility, though a pending appeal, an electronic tag and a crowded field left her presidential bid far from settled.
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…