The Latest Breaking News from Marine Le Pen

Affectionately known as the "biggest farm in France", the Paris International Agricultural Show, a nine-day fair spread over a vast exhibition lot on the French capital's southwestern edge, is the nation's showcase for the best the countryside has to offer, from livestock to terroir delicacies, primed for prestigious competition. But…

Opposition contenders in France's upcoming leadership election mocked President Emmanuel Macron's diplomatic efforts in the Ukraine crisis, accusing him of putting up a show for electoral gains.

Marine Le Pen, whose bid for the the French presidency was already in difficulty after a wave of defections, suffered a further blow after her far-right party accused her campaign spokesman of political espionage and suspended him.

The French presidential election race is both crowded and fragmented, leaving the solid if unspectacular incumbent as clear favourite in April’s vote, reports Borzou Daragahi in Paris

Challenger to Emmanuel Macron has been fined for inciting race hate as he struggles to outpace Marine Le Pen

Far-right presidential hopeful Éric Zemmour stole more thunder from his right-wing rival Marine Le Pen on Tuesday by touting a “long and friendly” conversation with Donald Trump, the former US president whose support Le Pen had long courted, but in vain.

Valérie Pécresse’s first major campaign gathering was meant to energise a sputtering presidential bid rattled by defections and self-doubt. Instead, it exposed a key weakness of a conservative candidate ill-suited to the raucous world of campaign rallies.

As France prepares to elect next president, nearly half of voters say they are still undecided

Les Républicains’ presidential choice promises crackdown after defections to Macron and rise in far-right’s polling