The election campaign to replace Macron in France is heating up as the summer vacation season ends The election campaign to replace Emmanuel Macron as France's president is gaining momentum The Independent UK · Sep 1
French far-right leader Jordan Bardella to address Reform UK party conference Speech part of effort to strengthen National Rally party’s international ties before Marine Le Pen’s presidential bid The Guardian - UK · Aug 28
French presidential hopefuls clash over economy and EU in first debate Seven leading candidates in the race to succeed President Emmanuel Macron have clashed in their first debate ahead of the 2027 election, exposing sharp differences over the economy, public debt and France's relationship with the European Union. Radio France Internationale · Aug 28
Who next? Economy dominates first debate between French presidential candidates Seven key candidates running in the French presidential election battled it out in their first debate on Thursday, with the economy, public debt and pension reform dominating heated discussions. Euronews · Aug 28
French presidential candidates clash at first debate before upcoming elections Seven of France's leading candidates locked horns on Thursday in their first debate, eight months ahead of an increasingly tight and crowded election to succeed President Emmanuel Macron. The debate comes less than eight months ahead of the 2027 election to choose France's new leader, with centrist incumbent Macron having… France 24 · Aug 27
The Guardian view on the French left: division makes Marine Le Pen’s path to the Élysée more straightforward Editorial: Two years ago, progressive parties allied to see off the far right in a parliamentary election. Ahead of a seismic presidential election, that unity is missing The Guardian - UK · Aug 25
French election 2027: Poll puts Mélenchon in contention for run-off Eight months before the presidential election, Jean-Luc Mélenchon is surging in the polls. The LFI leader could now reach the run-off, while the left is split between his bid and the alternative championed by Raphaël Glucksmann. Euronews · Aug 24
Marine Le Pen’s career has been resurrected – and she is a bigger threat than ever No longer banned from next year’s presidential election, Le Pen is a far more formidable force than her understudy, Jordan Bardella, says Mujtaba Rahman of Europe at Eurasia Group The Guardian - UK · Aug 24
French MEP Glucksmann seeks to unite the left in bid for French presidency Centre-left politician Raphaël Glucksmann on Sunday launched his bid for the French presidency, aiming to unite moderate left-wing voters and challenge far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon ahead of France’s 2027 election. With Marine Le Pen leading first-round polls, Glucksmann is seeking to position himself as a pro-European, pro-Ukraine alternative to both… France 24 · Aug 23
How the far right is tightening its grip over the EU – from the inside The centrist coalition that traditionally shaped EU laws is now colluding with MEPs from the AfD and Marine Le Pen’s National Rally, says academic Alberto Alemanno The Guardian - UK · Aug 18
Will brutal wildfires force French leaders to take climate crisis seriously? Campaigners worry politicians will have moved on by time of elections in which Marine Le Pen is expected to challenge The Guardian - UK · Jul 31
Why are France's top earners leaving and where are they going? France lost a net total of 800 millionaires in 2025. While this outflow represents a tiny fraction of its total wealthy population, a range of factors are prompting them to leave. Euronews · Jul 24
Germany to join French nuclear exercise in bid to boost defence cooperation Germany will take part in a French nuclear exercise later this year, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday after key defence talks with French President Emmanuel Macron at an air base near Cologne. Merz said the two countries would also continue to develop the cloud solution from the FCAS joint fighter… France 24 · Jul 17
Merz hosts Macron in Cologne for key defence talks one month after FCAS initiative collapse Macron and Merz are holding the critical talks in a symbolic setting where President Charles de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer previously met and agreed on establishing friendly Franco-German ties. Euronews · Jul 17
Radio France Internationale · Jul 16 Fears over foreign influence in France, as Musk backs Le Pen presidential bid Billionaire Elon Musk has thrown his support behind far-right leader Marine Le Pen's bid for the French presidency, calling her "France's last hope", and prompting accusations of foreign interference in the 2027 election.
Euronews · Jul 16 'Marine Le Pen is France's last hope', says Musk amid interference claims In a post on X on Wednesday, Elon Musk backed Marine Le Pen ahead of France’s presidential vote, prompting claims of foreign interference and electoral risk.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 13 Forget being French president; Marine Le Pen is lucky not to be in prison. Why is she in public life at all? The far right leader’s career is not the issue: it’s whether a politician with her record has a legitimate right to seek office, says Guardian Europe columnist Rokhaya Diallo
France 24 · Jul 12 The week in pictures: Le Pen's comeback, Khamenei's funeral and Mbappé's wondergoal French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was cleared to run in next year's presidential election, despite having her embezzlement conviction confirmed, in a week that saw Iran hold days-long funeral ceremonies for slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and football stars Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi deliver moments of magic…
The Independent UK · Jul 12 Le Pen has one last chance to win power in France – can she do it with an ankle tag? IN FOCUS: The far-right leader has defied calls to hand the leadership bid to protege Jordan Bardella despite previously saying she would not run for president with an ankle tag. Experts tell James C. Reynolds that she still faces significant challenges
France 24 · Jul 11 The Rise and Pause of Jordan Bardella The political landscape in France changed this week after the appeal court judges upheld the guilty verdict against Marine Le Pen for misappropriating European Parliament funds, but reduced the five-year ban on her standing for public office to fifteen months. Time already served, said the Paris court. With Marine Le…
The Guardian - UK · Jul 11 ‘Politicians have always been schemers’: upheld conviction fails to dent Le Pen’s popularity Presidential bid by leader of far-right National Rally has no shortage of supporters in scenic Montargis
France 24 · Jul 10 Iran: Forewarnings and a Funeral, NATO, Le Pen It’s been a week of shifting alliances, escalating tensions and political drama. NATO leaders gathered in Turkey for another pivotal summit, where President Trump arrived questioning the alliance’s loyalty before leaving in a markedly warmer mood, as attention also turned to his relationship with President Zelensky and the future of…
Euronews · Jul 10 Podcast | What's keeping NATO together and what's pulling it apart? With the escalation of the war in Ukraine, the deteriorating EU-US relationship, and the unstable situation in the Middle East, what's the state of the NATO alliance?
Euronews · Jul 9 'I'm not a candidate': Lagarde tells Euronews as French election speculation grows Lagarde told Euronews that she is not "a candidate", while vowing to continue championing European ideals. Speculation that she could leave the ECB early to play an active role in the campaign is rife in Brussels and Paris.
Radio France Internationale · Jul 9 How appeal court verdict against Le Pen puts her back in the running for 2027 A French appeals court this week upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for embezzling funds from the European Parliament and sentenced her to house arrest – something the far-right leader previously said would rule her out of France's 2027 presidential race. Yet Le Pen still has one last legal recourse to…