‘You can feel a shift’: will the French be lured by Le Pen? National Rally is making gains with higher-earning professionals and older voters previously put off by party founder Jean-Marie Le Pen The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024
French far right’s rhetoric at odds with its voting record at EU Parliament A review of the voting records from the European Parliament shows that members of the far-right National Rally party (formerly the National Front) are often absent from the legislative process, cast votes that contradict stated party positions and are receptive to overtures from industrial lobbyists. France 24 · May 30, 2024
Europe votes: Far right dominates campaign in France With just a few weeks to go before EU elections, the far right in France is on track for a comfortable win, if the polls are correct. The National Rally only just beat France's ruling party, Renaissance, in the last EU elections in 2019. This time, a wide gap has… France 24 · May 10, 2024
How France will help decide the 2024 European elections With nearly 50 million eligible voters and more than 80 seats, France has a bigger say in choosing the next European parliament than any other country except Germany. As EU elections approach, RFI looks at who's running and how French electors are expected to vote. Radio France Internationale · May 5, 2024
‘A paradigm shift’: will Jordan Bardella finally normalise Le Pen’s far right? Smooth-talking National Rally president aims to change the tone- but not the content- of party’s anti-immigration message The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2024
Macron's party launches EU campaign with French far-right in their sights French President Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance party sought to cast the country's far-right forces as bedfellows of the Kremlin as they launched their campaign for the European Parliamentary elections at the weekend. Radio France Internationale · Mar 11, 2024
Macron accused of doing far-right’s bidding with stricter immigration law French President Emmanuel Macron is under renewed fire after urging his minority government to vote for a strengthened immigration bill that was endorsed by the far right. The late Tuesday vote, which divided Macron's coalition MPs and prompted his health minister to resign a day later, was heralded by far-right… France 24 · Dec 21, 2023
The war in the Middle East has exposed an identity crisis that is paralysing Europe Germany and France could offer global leadership. Instead, they’re struggling with the weight of their own histories, says political analyst Catherine Fieschi The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023
Recent French riots boost support for far right's anti-immigration rhetoric Widespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have revealed the depth of discontent roiling poor neighborhoods — and given a new platform to the increasingly emboldened far right. France 24 · Jul 12, 2023
France's anti-immigration far right gets boost from riots over police killing of teen Widespread riots in France sparked by the police killing of a teenager with North African roots have revealed the depth of discontent roiling poor neighborhoods The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023
Le Pen’s far right served as mouthpiece for the Kremlin, says French parliamentary report Dogged by accusations of proximity to the Kremlin, Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party had hoped to clear its name by setting up a parliamentary inquiry to investigate foreign interference in French politics. But a draft report on the committee’s findings, which was leaked to the press this week,… France 24 · Jun 3, 2023