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.

23/07/2018

World News

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.

09/07/2018

France

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.

19/06/2018

World News

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.

14/03/2018

France

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.

12/03/2018

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.

12/03/2018

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.

11/03/2018

World News

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.

11/03/2018

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

10/03/2018

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.

09/03/2018

France

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.

20/02/2018

France

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

09/02/2018

France

France's Marine Le Pen placed under formal investigation

30/06/2017

France

French opposition parties prepare for turbulent times

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

18/06/2017

France

Macron's new party wins majority in parliamentary elections

It's a slightly smaller than expected landslide for en Marche as voter turnout plummets.

18/06/2017

France

Explainer: France’s parliamentary elections

18/06/2017

France

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…

19/05/2017

France

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.

14/05/2017

France

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…

09/05/2017

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: France 'sidesteps' Europe's populist wave

2017 was a year of three important elections.

08/05/2017