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Jean-Marie Le Pen quits French regional vote amid family feud

France’s Jean-Marie Le Pen has pulled out of the country’s regional elections set to take place in December. The leader of France’s National Front

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France: Le Pen family feud deepens as Marine urges Jean-Marie to quit politics

French National Front leader Marine Le Pen has urged her father, party founder Jean Marie, to retire from politics. The 86-year-old last week

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France: National Front rift deepens, as leader opposes father's election candidacy

Jean-Marie Le Pen is facing the fallout of a string of controversial comments. His daughter, Marine – the leader of France’s far-right National Front

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The genesis of a family feud at the top of France's National Front

The father and daughter duo at the head of France’s far-right National Front party may well truly be a thing of the past. The Le Pen family drama has

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France: National Front leader to oppose father in election bid

The leader of France’s far-right National Front, Marine Le Pen says she will oppose her father standing in upcoming regional elections, as a rift in

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Le Pen's Front National hopes to top local elections in France

Voting began on Sunday in the first round of French local elections where the far-right Front National (FN) hopes to come top and consolidate leader

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France passes 'deep sleep' bill for end of life patients

French MPs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the deep sleep bill. The draft law would allow terminally ill patients to opt for a deep sedation until they die.

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France: Controversial draft law revives euthanasia debate

French legislators have started debating a draft law which could take the country a step closer to legalising euthanasia. It’s brought campaigners

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France PM Valls survives no-confidence vote, vows to pursue economic reforms

The French government has survived a no-confidence motion in the lower house of parliament, triggered by its use of decree to bypass opposition to an

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France: govt survives no-confidence vote called over controversial economy bill

France’s Socialist government has survived a no-confidence vote in parliament. The vote was called after Prime Minister Manuel Valls resorted to

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French economic reform bill opposed by rebel Socialist lawmakers

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls defied critics from left and right on Tuesday by declaring he would ram a flagship economic reform bill through

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French baker facing closure for selling bread seven days a week

Some say in France, there’s little in life that’s more important than bread, cheese and wine. That’s why the fate of one baker is causing a stir

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Moroccan-born man convicted on terror charges stripped of French nationality

France’s top court ruled it was possible to strip a Moroccan-born man convicted on terror charges of his French nationality, paving the way for more

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Francois Hollande: more needs to be done to get terrorists off the web

Action against terrorism must now be collective and coordinated, says French President

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France 2015: the rise and rise of nationalist voter sentiment

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French vote for Palestine statehood divides opinions in Middle East

The French parliament’s vote in favour of a Palestinian state is not binding on the French government, but like other votes in Europe it will be

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French MPs vote to recognise Palestinian state

The French parliament has voted in favour of recognising the state of Palestine by a large majority. MPs voted 339 in favour and 151 against. Israel

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Le Pen: I admire 'cool head' Putin's resistance to West's new Cold War

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National Front leader Marine Le Pen eyes up France's 2017 presidential election

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Le Pen National Front dynasty continues