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
View 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 Magistrates in France have placed Marine Le Pen under formal investigation. This comes after preliminary inquiries into allegations that European 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 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 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
world news "Calais mon amour": how a National Front supporter fell in love with a migrant The improbable story of how a French National Front supporter fell in love with an immigrant 08/05/2017
France Merkel delighted with pro-EU Macron in the Elysée Merkel praises Macron win as victory for Europe 08/05/2017
Europe News FN stronghold warns new French president on pro-EU stance Henin-Beaumont, in the north of France close to the border with Belgium, is a National Front stronghold. 08/05/2017
France Macron's challenge to mend France's fractured political landscape For many in France, Emmanuel Macron’s decisive victory over Marine Le Pen sparked a wave of enthusiasm and optimism. 08/05/2017
France National Front ready for name change and power National Front ready for name change and respectability 08/05/2017
France Macron victory heralds new political era in France France’s incoming and outgoing presidents attended a solemn ceremony in Paris on Monday, commemorating the end of World War Two in Europe. 08/05/2017
France Five things to learn from France's presidential election France remains deeply divided Macron won with a two-thirds share of the vote (66. 08/05/2017
