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Rose de Freycinet stowed away on her husband's ship 200 years ago. Here’s why her journey still matters

In 1817, a young French woman dressed as a man and stowed away on her naval husband's boat. But her remarkable journey around the world was almost erased from history.

ABC News · May 3, 2022

French far-right rivals Le Pen, Zemmour settle scores after bitter presidential race

Despite competing with a newcomer candidate for the far-right vote, Marine Le Pen once again made it to the final round of France’s presidential election. But Le Pen is now looking to vanquish pundit-turned-candidate Éric Zemmour – as well as even the score with allies who left her camp to…

France 24 · Apr 29, 2022

After presidential loss, France's Marine Le Pen to run in legislative polls

Defeated French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen will stand in parliamentary elections in June, her party announced on Thursday, underlining how she intends to remain at the frontline of politics.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 29, 2022

Down but not out: France's Le Pen vows to fight on

Marine Le Pen brought the far-right from fringe status into the mainstream in a decade and, unbowed by her third failed bid for the presidency, she promised on Sunday to keep up the fight against Emmanuel Macron as she turns her attention to June's parliamentary vote.

Reuters · Apr 24, 2022

Marine Le Pen, the Rassemblement National and Russia: history of a strategic alliance

Days before the second round of the French presidential elections, far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen (Rassemblement National, RN) spelled out some of her foreign policy priorities: limit military support to Ukraine and steer clear from voting new sanctions against Russia; leave NATO’s integrated command; and relaunch a “strategic rapprochement…

The Conversation · Apr 21, 2022

Tory and Brexit supporters back far-right Marine Le Pen to become French president, poll reveals

Conservative voters want National Rally candidate to defeat Emmanuel Macron by 13-point margin

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022

EU anti-fraud body accuses Marine Le Pen of embezzlement

Report alleges Rassemblement National leader and others misused about €620,000 in funds while serving in European parliament

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2022

Keen to be ‘close to the people’, Macron ventures into hostile territory

Emmanuel Macron’s second-round campaign strategy is markedly different from the approach he took ahead of his first presidential election duel against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in 2017, as he criss-crosses the country – often visiting hostile terrain – as he tries to banish a perception of haughtiness among parts…

France 24 · Apr 17, 2022

Le Pen tries to ‘take the politics out’ of her image in new campaign poster

Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen heads into her second-round duel against President Emmanuel Macron with a new poster at the heart of her campaign, plastered with the new slogan “For all French people”. This marks the latest step in her communication strategy aimed at “de-demonising” her party.

France 24 · Apr 14, 2022

The corner of France that explains Macron, Le Pen and a deep political divide

To understand the forces reshaping politics in the country, pay a visit to Bordeaux — and the ‘crescent of poverty’ around it

Financial Times · Apr 14, 2022