Europe News Watch: How Macron and Le Pen offer very different visions of the EU Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will go head-to-head in a run-off election to be France's next president. Where do both stand on the European Union? 11/04/2022
My Europe Series France election: Who's who in the race to unseat Macron? Your guide to some of the leading candidates to be France's next president. 11/04/2022
France Six takeaways from the first round of France's presidential election The first round of France's election was marked by the far-right qualifying for the runoff, a collapse of traditional parties and a high abstention rate. 11/04/2022
Europe News Brussels favours Macron in second round of voting, says expert The French president will face far-right candidate Marine Le Pen on April 24. 10/04/2022
France 'I want a France that is part of a strong Europe,' says Macron The current French president is set for another winner-takes-all runoff against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. 10/04/2022
France Macron and Le Pen to face off in French presidential election runoff French President Emmanuel Macron came first in France's presidential election with 27.6% and far-right leader Marine Le Pen came second with 23.4%, according to interior ministry figures. 10/04/2022
France Le Pen a real danger to Macron, say analysts as French election looms Victory "has never been so close", Marine Le Pen told supporters in Perpignan, as polls have her breathing down Emmanuel Macron's neck ahead of Sunday's vote. 08/04/2022
France Macron targets Le Pen's 'indulgence' of Putin as poll gap narrows Four days before the vote, Emmanuel Macron tackled Marine Le Pen over Russian financing and her "indulgence" of Vladimir Putin, as the latest polling suggests his hard-right rival is gaining ground. 06/04/2022
France French far-right candidates secure signatures needed for election run France's far-right candidates secured enough signatures to run for the presidency after struggling to cross the 500 political sponsorship threshold. 01/03/2022
France Le Pen halts presidential field campaign over sponsorship struggle Both Le Pen and her far-right rival, Eric Zemmour, have called for a 2016 reform that lifted the anonymity of the pledges to be overturned. 23/02/2022
My Europe Series Defections and division: Is France's far-right tearing itself apart? Some politicians from Marine Le Pen's National Rally party have defected to Eric Zemmour's campaign. What does that mean for the far-right in this presidential race? 17/02/2022
France France: Far-right candidates clamour for support before April election At this stage, Marie Le Pen or Valerie Pecresse appear most likely to reach a runoff against Emmanuel Macron. 05/02/2022
Spain Two-day far-right summit begins in Madrid led by Spain's Vox The summit is a follow-up to a similar gathering in Warsaw in December. 29/01/2022
France Le Pen and Zemmour make French far-right 'most suicidal' in the world Far-right candidates Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen have been urged to stop hurling "barbs" at each other. 13/01/2022
World News Nationalists vow joint votes in European Parliament at Warsaw meeting While the Warsaw meeting fell short of creating the new alliance nationalist leaders were hoping for, Le Pen said it marked "a key step" toward closer cooperation. 04/12/2021
My Europe Series Why are France’s far-right politicians paying visits to Viktor Orban? Marine Le Pen met with Hungary's Viktor Orban after Eric Zemmour attended a political conference with him. Here's a look at why far-right political candidates are heading to Budapest. 29/10/2021
Hungary Five takeaways from Hungarian PM Orban's meeting with France's Le Pen The two far-right politicians played down their differences and found common ground in virulent attacks against the European Union's "hegemony." 26/10/2021
Hungary Why is Hungary PM Orban meeting France's Marine Le Pen in Budapest? Orban and Le Pen will hold a joint press conference from Budapest at 15:00 CEST. 26/10/2021
Europe News Right-wing populist parties join forces to rally against future EU Sixteen parties from 14 countries are calling for an EU based on sovereign member states rather than a federal European state. 05/07/2021
France France's far-right National Rally party reelects Le Pen as its leader `Marine Le Pen has been reelected as the leader of the far-right Rassemblement National and sets her sights on the presidential election next year. 04/07/2021