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French Far-Right Leader Le Pen Gains Momentum In EU

Marine Le Pen's National Rally gains ground in EU elections, challenging Macron's party. Shift towards right ideologies observed. Socialist Party sees resu...

Top News · Jun 3, 2024

French far right’s rhetoric at odds with its voting record at EU Parliament

A review of the voting records from the European Parliament shows that members of the far-right National Rally party (formerly the National Front) are often absent from the legislative process, cast votes that contradict stated party positions and are receptive to overtures from industrial lobbyists.

France 24 · May 30, 2024

French PM seeks to narrow EU poll gap in far-right TV duel

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and far-right party leader Jordan Bardella locked horns Thursday in a TV debate ahead of European elections, as the ruling party of President Emmanuel Macron seeks to narrow a yawning gap in polls.

Radio France Internationale · May 24, 2024

European elections: One month ahead, the French badly need to start doing their homework

The French public lacks crucial information about the upcoming European elections and the role of the European Parliament while holding broadly pessimistic attitudes about the European Union, according to an exclusive survey carried out by French pollster Viavoice for French media including FRANCE 24's parent group France Médias Monde, France…

France 24 · May 6, 2024

Far-right Parties Wage Disinfo War Ahead Of EU Vote

Far-right populist parties are way ahead of their traditional rivals in the race for voter attention on social media, where disinformation is stirring fear and rage around key issues in June's European elections, experts say.

International Business Times · May 6, 2024

How France will help decide the 2024 European elections

With nearly 50 million eligible voters and more than 80 seats, France has a bigger say in choosing the next European parliament than any other country except Germany. As EU elections approach, RFI looks at who's running and how French electors are expected to vote.

Radio France Internationale · May 5, 2024

French far-right leader Jordan Bardella tops polls, but offers few ideas for Europe

IN THE PRESS – Thursday, May 2: We look at reactions to Arizona's Senate repealing a Civil War-era ban on abortion, in a victory for abortion rights activists in the country. The move comes as the issue is set to dominant the US presidential campaign. Also: French far-right leader Jordan…

France 24 · May 2, 2024

Far-right Le Pen urges French to inflict 'crushing electoral sanction' on Macron

The leader of the hard-right National Rally party Marine Le Pen has called on voters to inflict "the most crushing electoral sanction" possible on President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance in next month's European elections.

Radio France Internationale · May 1, 2024

‘A paradigm shift’: will Jordan Bardella finally normalise Le Pen’s far right?

Smooth-talking National Rally president aims to change the tone- but not the content- of party’s anti-immigration message

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2024

‘Mortal’ Europe needs to scale up defence, says Macron in keynote speech

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged Europe to wake up to the fact that it was not sufficiently armed in the face of global threats such as Russian aggression that pose an existential challenge to the continent. In a major foreign policy speech, Macron called on Europe to adopt…

France 24 · Apr 25, 2024