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A year before the vote, who is bidding to be France's next president?

With just a year until the French will head to the polls to elect a new president, those hoping to replace Emmanuel Macron are emerging from the shadows.

France

Marine Le Pen faces court for tweeting images of Islamic State crimes

Le Pen has described the trial as a political witch hunt that undermines "freedom of expression", as she faces a potential prison sentence for the tweets.

France

Marine Le Pen: EU has more to lose on Brexit, but I don't want Frexit

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen says the EU must be reformed into a looser alliance of nations or "other countries will leave."

France

France immigration debate: PM Philippe suggests quotas for migrants

French politicians are debating the country's immigration system ahead of elections in 2020.

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The Brief: Jordan Bardella takes seat in European Parliament

-Jordan Bardella wants power back in national EU capitals -Von der Leyen considers Brexit postponement -Court of Justice rules on flights, family reunification Find out your latest political news on the Brief from Brussels.

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New European far-right coalition named Identity and Democracy

Identity and Democracy - the new name for the European Parliament's biggest eurosceptic faction.

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Nationalism in the EU has a new name: 'Identity and Democracy'

Marine Le Pen and Matteo Salvini’s MEPs have teamed up with other nationalist parties across the EU to form the biggest far-right group in the European parliament.

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Marine Le Pen to unveil new far-right alliance in European Parliament

Marine Le Pen will announce a new far-right coalition made up of nationalist parties from across Europe.

France

Le Pen 'to stand trial for tweeting violent images of terrorism'

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been ordered to appear in front of a court over tweeting pictures of killings by the so-called Islamic State, reported AFP citing a judicial source.

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Written on their faces: Watch candidates react to EU election results

Written on their faces: Watch candidates react to EU election results

France

Le Pen party tipped for victory over 'failing' Macron

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally (RN) will win the most votes in the European election in France, exit polls predict — an upset for the centrist President Macron.

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The Brief: Meet the EU countries bucking the populist trend

Portugal, Luxembourg, Malta and Ireland have little or no far-right populists to speak while the rest of Europe is seeing a rise in support for these groups.

France

Le Pen to reimburse €300,000 to European Parliament, court confirms

The European Court of Justice confirmed French far-right leader Marine Le Pen would have to reimburse €300,000 to the European Parliament on the ground that she did not prove the effectiveness of her parliamentary assistant’s work.

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The Brief: Europe of Nations and Freedom - a closer look

In the lead up to the elections we are looking at the European Parliament's political groupings, today it is the turn of the far-right ENF. One of the smallest groups they hope to boost their score and become the third largest after May's elections.

Germany

Euroviews. Nativist populism is destroying Europe. Only multicultural populism can save it ǀ View

The real solution is to fight populism with populism: to neuter the nativist populism of the AfD, Brexit and Le Pen with an inclusive, multicultural and inclusive populism. This requires not only a new generation of politicians, but perhaps a new style of political party.

World News

France's Le Pen sees far right gaining strength in European elections

France's Marine Le Pen hopes her party will have more influence on the European agenda as far right parties are expected to make Euro election gains

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Watch: Marine Le Pen on Matteo Salvini: 'He is a man of great will'

Far-right French leader Marine Le Pen denied any rift with Italy's Matteo Salvini in an interview with Euronews.

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Le Pen among European far right leaders uniting for Euro elections

France's Marine Le Pen is in Bulgaria to meet with the leaders of the European far right, who attempt to unite ahead of European Parliament elections

World

Eurosceptics unveil plans for EU elections

Two prominent Eurosceptics have announced plans for May's EU Parliamentary elections. France's Marine Le Pen and UK's Nigel Farage made announcements over the weekend related to EU elections.

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France's Le Pen unveils anti-EU campaign in Strasbourg

The leader of the far-right French party National Rally was in Strasbourg as MEPs converged on the European Parliament. On Monday she unveiled her anti-EU campaign platform for the European Elections.