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Macron's France tour: commemoration or campaigning? | Raw Politics

Emmanuel Macron is embarking on a week-long tour of north-eastern France in the run-up to commemorations to mark a century since the end of World War I. But how much of the territory he visits will serve his domestic agenda?

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France: Le Pen ahead of Macron in EU election polling

Marine Le Pen’s party moves ahead of Emmanuel Macron’s as French far-right parties gain a combined 30% share of voting intentions.

Italy

Le Pen and Salvini meet, brand EU leaders 'enemies of Europe'

Far right leaders meet: Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini and France's Marine Le Pen held a press conference saying there must be an alternative Europe and that EU commission president Jean-Claude Junker and economic minister Pierre Moscovici - are enemies of Europe

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French court orders Marine Le Pen to undergo psychiatric evaluation

The far-right French politician is under investigation for sharing images of atrocities carried out by the Islamic State jihadist group.

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Euroviews. How to bridge Europe's streets and Brussels' corridors | View

The gap between the European streets and the corridors of Brussels condemns the EU to remain a scapegoat for everyone to blame when something does not work. The only way to break such an impasse is for politics to become European and eventually offer the democratic legitimacy the EU needs.

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The new grassroot movements looking to shake-up EU elections

"We want to come up with an approach that is completely innovative, that has not been seen in politics"

France

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.

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French judges block €2m funding from Le Pen 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.

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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.

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Euroviews. 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.

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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

'If Le Pen wants to take us to court, we'll meet her there' Rassemblem

Marine Le Pen may not be able to rename the Front National "Rassemblement national" after all.

France

Prominent Front National youth member suspended over alleged racist sl

A Twitter video appears to show Davy Rodriguez uttering a racist insult outside a bar in Lille. He denies making the remarks.

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French far right leader Le Pen proposes changing National Front

French far right leader Marine Le Pen said the old name was a "psychological barrier" for voters.

France

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

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.

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Explained: how France’s newest party is copying Farage in a bid for Fr

Experts say France's new political movement, Les Patriotes, is mimicking Farage's anti-EU party UKIP.

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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

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France's Marine Le Pen placed under formal investigation

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French opposition parties prepare for turbulent times

France's parliamentary election results reveal deep splits over strategy across opposition parties