France faces new political crisis as PM expected to lose confidence vote François Bayrou says he will ‘fight like a dog’ to stay in power but he appears almost certain to be toppled The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2025
French MPs across political spectrum slam US-EU trade agreement as 'submission' The agreement reached on Sunday between Brussels and Washington, which places customs duties of 15% on EU exports to the United States, has caused an uproar among French MPs. Euronews · Jul 28, 2025
Voices: Keir Starmer will fight Corbyn’s new party by copying Emmanuel Macron COMMENT: Macron won twice by forcing voters to choose between him and Marine Le Pen – Starmer will force a choice between him and Nigel Farage, says John Rentoul The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2025
EU court rules against family of late Jean-Marie Le Pen in expenses case An EU court has dismissed an appeal brought by the heirs of the late French far-right politician Jean-Marie Le Pen. The family were disputing a European Parliament demand for repayment of more than €300,000 that he wrongly claimed in expenses during his time as an MEP. Radio France Internationale · Jul 16, 2025
Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights: The Low Threshold Hatred Paradigm—When "Offence" Is Enough to Restrict Speech In this third post in The Volokh Conspiracy guest series, I examine a critical issue in the European Court of… The post Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights: The Low Threshold Hatred Paradigm—When "Offence" Is Enough to Restrict Speech appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Jul 16, 2025
How do I feel about air conditioning? On the one hand, I’m extremely hot. On the other, it’s destroying the planet Yes, temperatures are rising. But more and more AC means more and more CO2 – and then more and more global heating. Let’s have some long-term thinking instead, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2025
French police raid far-right National Rally HQ in campaign financing probe Police have raided the headquarters of the far-right National Rally, seizing documents and accounting records as part of a sweeping inquiry into alleged illegal campaign financing. Radio France Internationale · Jul 9, 2025
Police raid headquarters of French far-right National Rally party Investigation into alleged illegal campaign financing denounced by party’s leader, Jordan Bardella, as ‘harassment campaign’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 9, 2025
Police raid office of French far-right party in fraud probe Prosecutors are investigating claims of illegal financing of Marine Le Pen’s campaign The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025
France Police Raid Far-right Party Offices Over Campaign Financing The leader of France's National Rally said police seized documents from the far-right party's headquarters Wednesday, a raid prosecutors said was linked to a French probe into alleged illegal campaign financing. International Business Times · Jul 9, 2025
French authorities raid far-right National Rally party HQ in campaign finance probe Police and judges raided France's far-right National Rally (RN) headquarters as part of an investigation into alleged campaign finance violations. Euronews · Jul 9, 2025
EU prosecutor's office probes alleged misuse of funds by far-right lawmakers EU financial prosecutors have opened a formal investigation into alleged misuse of 4.3 million euros of European Parliament funds by Identity and Democracy – a now-defunct far-right group that included Marine Le Pen's National Rally party. Radio France Internationale · Jul 9, 2025
Marine Le Pen turns to European law in bid to overturn ineligibility ruling The figurehead of France’s far-right party has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights in an attempt to overturn a conviction that has crushed her hopes of running in the 2027 presidential election. Euronews · Jul 8, 2025
Europe’s heatwave moves east as row erupts in France over air conditioning French far-right leader’s ‘grand plan’ to expand AC comes under attack, while Germany braces for possible record heat The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2025
Radio France Internationale · Jun 26, 2025 France's Le Pen asks Bardella to prepare for 2027 presidential bid France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen has asked her top lieutenant Jordan Bardella, 29, to prepare for a run in 2027 presidential elections after her fraud conviction, saying in an interview published Wednesday that her protege "may have to take up the torch".
Al Jazeera · Jun 25, 2025 French far right’s Le Pen asks protege to prep for 2027 presidential bid French courts have barred France’s far-right leader, Marine Le Pen, from presidential candidacy for five years.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 25, 2025 Former French PM launches new party ahead of 2027 presidential election Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin has launched his own political party Humanist France, two years before the country's presidential election is set to take place. The centre-right veteran politician is reknowned for his anti-war stance.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2025 Ex-French PM Dominique de Villepin launches party with view to 2027 presidential run Senior figure has set up Humanist France and is attracting support due to his criticisms of Israel’s actions in Gaza
Radio France Internationale · Jun 10, 2025 Le Pen, Orban lambast EU at far-right rally in France French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Monday launched scathing attacks on the EU at a rally in France aimed at flaunting the unity and strength of the anti-immigration wing of European politics.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 9, 2025 National Rally host far-right leaders at 'Patriots for Europe' event European far-right leaders are converging in rural France as the National Rally marks the anniversary its 2024 EU election victory with a display of unity and ambition.
Euronews · Jun 9, 2025 Patriots for Europe leaders join far-right National Rally's 'Victory Day' fete in French village A number of far-right leaders from the "Patriots for Europe" group are expected to attend the rally in the Loiret region on Monday, including Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini.
Radio France Internationale · Jun 9, 2025 Who could be on the ballot for the 2027 French presidential election? While Emmanuel Macron's departure is still a long way off, the municipal elections of 2026 will see French political parties kick-start their campaigning for the presidential election of 2027. But with some likely contenders already beginning to emerge, we take a look at who could be on the ballot in…
Radio France Internationale · May 30, 2025 Le Pen proposes new approach in New Caledonia as Macron plans fresh talks France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen is in New Caledonia, offering a 'new method' for resolving long-standing tensions with the French mainland, as President Emmanuel Macron is preparing a broader push to revive dialogue between loyalists and separatists in the Pacific overseas territory.
The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025 Macron’s party moots banning headscarves in public for under-15s President calls government meeting to address finding that Muslim Brotherhood poses ‘threat to national cohesion’
Radio France Internationale · May 17, 2025 Can Europe withstand the ripple effect of the MAGA political wave? Célia Belin of the European Council on Foreign Relations tells RFI that Donald Trump’s administration is treating Europe less as a partner and more as a rival. In backing nationalist movements and undermining multilateral institutions, it is exporting a political mode of operation that risks fracturing European unity.