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Revamp of French parliament building faces criticism over cost and heritage

Plans to modernise visitor facilities at the French National Assembly have become a battleground, with opponents questioning both the €53 million price tag and the proposed design.

Radio France Internationale

'Humanitarian emergency' as influx of migrants overwhelms Spanish enclave Ceuta

Some 60,000 migrants entered Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in the space of 24 hours, between Thursday and Friday, leaving at least 34 dead and prompting France to tighten controls along its border with Spain.

Radio France Internationale

France freezes assets of controversial Russian commentator Fedorova

France has frozen the assets of pro-Kremlin commentator Xenia Fedorova for six months, the government announced on Friday, adding a financial measure to an expulsion order already issued against her over accusations of spreading Kremlin propaganda on French television and undermining democracy.

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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

'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.

Euronews

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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‘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

The Guardian - UK

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…

Radio France Internationale

Populism unites Le Pen and Farage. But she is a step closer to power

Marine Le Pen is a convicted criminal. But now she’s running for office and there is still no credible candidate to oppose her, says the academic Catherine Fieschi

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Marine Le Pen’s candidacy: a dangerous gamble

Editorial: The far-right leader has reached for the Trumpian playbook in plotting a possible path to the Élysée. The consequences are alarmingly unpredictable

The Guardian - UK

Marine Le Pen will run for election in 2027. Will she have to wear an electronic tag?

Court clears way for RN leader to be candidate after she was confirmed guilty of overseeing a scheme in which she misused more than €4m

The Guardian - UK

‘Let the people judge me’: how Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage learned a potent populist tactic from Donald Trump

The European populist right has been at the top of the political agenda in recent days.

The Conversation

Marine Le Pen launches France presidential campaign after ban reduced

Far-right leader plans to take part in 2027 race despite appeal court upholding her conviction for embezzlement

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France's far-right leader Le Pen hits campaign trail after conviction in EU embezzlement case

France's far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen launched her fourth presidential campaign in the small town of La Flèche in the country's Loire Valley Wednesday after an appeals court cleared her to run for office – despite upholding her conviction for misusing millions of euros in public funds.

The Conversation

Le Pen to run for French presidency despite conviction – her protege Jordan Bardella would make a better candidate

Marine Le Pen has confirmed she intends to run in next year’s presidential election in France, despite her appeal against a conviction for embezzlement of EU funds being rejected.

The Conversation

With Marine Le Pen’s sentence the judiciary is giving French citizens the final say on her political future

IN BRIEFClick here for the key takeaways Marine Le Pen has announced she will run for president for the fourth time in 2027. The Paris Appeals Court upheld the far right figurehead over misusing EU funds, but shortened her sentence and reduced her ban on holding public office. While France’s…

The Guardian - UK

Why is Marine Le Pen running for French presidency after court confirmed conviction?

A look at the case, the appeal court decision and how it could affect the race to succeed Emmanuel Macron

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Court leaves opening for Le Pen to seek French presidency

PARIS - A French appeal court on Tuesday upheld Marine Le Pen’s conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her ban on running for public office, in theory preserving a path for the far-right leader to run in the 2027 presidential election.

The Guardian - UK

Marine Le Pen to run for presidency and appeal against conviction in France’s highest court

French far-right leader announces decision after court orders her to wear ankle tag over embezzlement

Euronews

Le Pen to run for president after French court upholds fraud conviction

During the appeal trial, Le Pen denied that the National Rally had a system to embezzle European Parliament funds and said the party acted in "good faith."

The Economic Times

How France's Le Pen ended up fighting in court to save her presidential hopes

Marine Le Pen faces a court decision on her appeal regarding EU fund misuse charges. A Paris court previously banned her from elected office for five years. This ruling could determine her eligibility for the 2027 presidential election. Her defense argued against the charges and the existence of a scheme.…

Euronews

Euronews explains: The verdict that could end Marine Le Pen – and launch Jordan Bardella

If the Paris Court of Appeal upholds Marine Le Pen's five-year ban from public office, the National Rally figurehead's long-held presidential ambitions would effectively be over.

The Guardian - UK

Marine Le Pen’s political future at stake with ruling on electoral ban imminent

Leader of France’s far-right National Rally and a contender for the presidency to get appeal decision on Tuesday

The Independent UK

France awaits decision on whether Le Pen can run for president in judgment that could define country’s future

The far-right politician received a five-year office ban and four-year prison sentence in March 2025

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