France 23/07/2018 Collomb faces MPs' anger over handling of Benalla affair The French Interior Minister has come under criticism from politicians for not immediately informing judicial officials of the incident after one of President Emmanuel Macron's bodyguards was filmed assaulting a protestor in May.
world news 09/07/2018 Le Pen claims 'assassination attempt' after French judges block €2m funding from party The leader of France’s far-right National Rally (Rassemblement national) party has slammed court judges after they ordered that it could not receive €2m in public funding.
France 19/06/2018 Le Pen ordered to repay €300,000 to European Parliament The EU's second highest tribunal has rejected a bid by Marine Le Pen to overturn a ruling about misuse of funds.
icon_view View 14/03/2018 What’s in a name for French political parties in transition? | View A great deal and not much, says an expert in French politics from Sciences Po Lyon.
France 12/03/2018 FN name-change harks back to Nazi past say French critics The French far-right is trying to change its name, but observers note a clumsy similarity between the proposed new moniker and a WWII fascist group that allied with the Nazis during the occupation.
France 12/03/2018 Le Pen's new party name hits snag — as group says Rassemblement National name is already taken Marine Le Pen may not be able to rename the Front National "Rassemblement national" after all.
France 11/03/2018 Prominent Front National youth member suspended over alleged racist slur A Twitter video appears to show Davy Rodriguez uttering a racist insult outside a bar in Lille. He denies making the remarks.
world news 11/03/2018 Marine Le Pen proposes new name for National Front French far right leader Marine Le Pen said the old name was a "psychological barrier" for voters.
France 10/03/2018 France's National Front re-elects Marine Le Pen as leader Le Pen was the only candidate on the ballot at the party's congress in Lille
France 09/03/2018 Le Pen seeks name change for her father's party Marine Le Pen wants to rename the Front National at the annual congress in Lille, but the near-bankrupt FN needs more than a name change to revive its fortunes.
France 20/02/2018 Explained: how France’s newest party is copying Farage in a bid for Frexit Experts say France's new political movement, Les Patriotes, is mimicking Farage's anti-EU party UKIP.
France 09/02/2018 Court upholds ex-FN leader Le Pen's expulsion The power struggle between Front National founder Jean-Marie Le Pen and his daughter Marine continues as a court upholds his suspension from the party
France 30/06/2017 France's Marine Le Pen placed under formal investigation Magistrates in France have placed Marine Le Pen under formal investigation. This comes after preliminary inquiries into allegations that European
France 18/06/2017 French opposition parties prepare for turbulent times France's parliamentary election results reveal deep splits over strategy across opposition parties
France 18/06/2017 Macron's new party wins majority in parliamentary elections It's a slightly smaller than expected landslide for en Marche as voter turnout plummets.
France 18/06/2017 Explainer: France’s parliamentary elections French voters are back at the polls again on Sunday just over a month since Emmanuel Macron was elected the country’s new president. This time it’s
France 19/05/2017 Marine Le Pen regrets 'aggressive' debate performance against Macron Marine Le Pen has acknowledged that her controversial debate performance against French presidental rival Emmanuel Macron earlier this month was peppered with “too much…
France 14/05/2017 Macron - the hard work starts now France's 39-year-old president was unknown to the wider public three years ago and remains outside any of the traditional political groupings.
France 09/05/2017 Liberty, equality, subversion: French ballot box humour The second round of the French presidential election was a convincing victory for Emmanuel Macron who won 66 percent of the vote compared to Marine Le Pen’s 34…
brussels bureau 08/05/2017 The Brief from Brussels: France 'sidesteps' Europe's populist wave 2017 was a year of three important elections.
