The Latest Breaking News from Marine Le Pen

In today’s newsletter: The president’s snap election announcement took everyone by surprise. How big a risk is it – and what does it mean for the rest of Europe?

French President Macron calls for snap elections to counter far-right surge led by Le Pen's National Rally. Challenges and potential scenarios ahead.

In L’Aisne, where the National Rally won over 50% of votes in the European elections, there is unease about the snap election

Editorial: The French president’s decision to call a snap parliamentary election, after Marine Le Pen’s triumph in European polls, is a fateful moment

All eyes on Macron’s shock election as European Union reels from vote marked by far-right gains

According to analysts, the French president might be trying to test the public — and the far-right’s ability to govern.

President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he was confident French voters would make the "right choice" in snap elections he called after the far right crushed his centrist alliance in Sunday's EU ballot.

France’s president calls ballot after his centrist alliance beaten in EU parliamentary elections by the far-right National Rally

The president of the far-right National Rally party is seeking to derail Emmanuel Macron’s government

Brothers of Italy, a far-right party with neo-fascist roots, has won over 28% of Italy’s vote in the European parliamentary elections. The party is expected to get 24 seats in parliament, quadrupling what it took in 2019. These results in Italy reflect broader gains for far-right parties in several EU…

Mainstream groups hold on to majority in European parliament but governments weakened in France and Germany