But RN's opponents and critics warn France is on the brink of a political catastrophe if an overtly anti-immigration, nationalist and euroskeptic party wins a majority in this snap electioncalled by Macronafter his party lost heavily against the hard-right in European Parliament ele...
France, April 13, 2022. France's Constitutional Council announced on Wednesday the official results of the first round of the country's presidential election, confirming Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen as winners. They will take part in the runoff on April 24. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)...
French incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and far-right-wing candidate Marine Le Pen are the top two leaders of the first round of the 2022 presidential election with respectively 28.2 percent and 23.4 percent of the votes, according to a preliminary exit poll carried out Sunday by Elabe and ...
And it would also lead to Ms Le Pen, once again, running for president. And as I write this, she is the favourite to win that contest, too. But back to that big "if".Image: Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella. Pic: Reuters France has a two-round voting...
There is a comforting consensus among political commentators that the 2007 presidential election marked the end of Jean-Marie Le Pen as a force in French politics. The shock election of the Front National leader to the presidential run-off in 2002, by contrast, is explained as a surge in ...
France reshaped: Election emboldens Le Pen and undercuts Macron June 20, 2022 But her softer style and attempts to distance the party from the most extreme of his views soon brought her into conflict with her father. His refusal to desist from antisemiti...
Le Pen's Party Complains Over Reported Torn Election Information Packages More Reuters Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) party candidate for 2017 presidential election, attends a meeting at Guisnel company during a campaign visit in Dol-de-Bretagne, France, May 4, 2017. REUTERS/S...
The nine-week trial is a critical juncture for Le Pen, expected to be a strong contender in France’s next presidential election in 2027. A guilty verdict could significantly affect her political career and aspirations. Le Pen appeared self-confident and determined...
Le Pen, who once reached the second round of the 2002 presidential election, was eventually estranged from his daughter, Marine Le Pen, who renamed his National Front party, kicked him out and transformed it into one of France’smost powerful political forceswhile distancing herself from her fa...
While RN didn't get the victory it hoped for, it is still a force to be reckoned with in France's parliament From CNN's Antoinette Radford Far-right National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen answers reporters after the second round of the legislative election on July 7 at ...