Paris prosecutors have requested a two-year prison sentence for Le Pen. In addition, they asked for a five-year period of ineligibility to run for office “with immediate effectiveness” — independent of whether she files an appeal. Such a verdict would be ...
Her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, ran for president five times and is notorious in France for remarks widely seen as racist and anti-Semitic. “Her father is a reviled figure in France,” says Cooper. “Marine Le Pen said that when she was a kid, her teachers used to take their hatred...
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen pays tribute to her politically polarizing father January 9 As Jean-Marie Le Pen is buried, here’s a look at key dates of the rise of the far right in France January 11 Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader known for fiery rhetoric aga...
Emmanuel Macron France Marine Le PenMadame Le Pen's protege, the 28-year-old Jordan Bardella, would inevitably be installed as prime minister, working uneasily alongside a president who loathes pretty much everything that the RN stands for....
This is Le Pen's third and final run at the presidency and she’s never come as close as this. It's now or never for her - and many in her party feel this is their moment. President Macron is ahead but the numbers are certainly within the margin of error. ...
emmanuel macron and marine le pen. macron is the front-runner, receiving 23.9 percent of the vote on april 23. but le pen is the more notorious on the global scale. she’s been called the trump of france (some say she’s even more dangerous than that )—a nationalist leader who ...
Macron’s opponent, Marine Le Pen, has been associated with President Donald Trump. Curt MillsMay 4, 2017 Le Pen and Macron Debate Once More Before Sunday’s Vote The centrist Macron was viewed as the winner, jolting the markets. Curt MillsMay 4, 2017 No Country for Old Parties The Fre...
Macron and Brexit: French president will take a tough line Le Pen defeat is good news for Britain, but pro-EU Macron is unlikely to give an inch in talks By Denis StauntonMon May 08 2017 - 13:59 French result reduces the level of EU uncertainty However, in these turbulent times, politi...
The leader of the French far-right Rassemblement National Marine Le Pen said again that it is her party's role to choose the future French EU Commissioner, showing muscle against the President, two days before the legislative elections.
A far-right government would be welcome news for Russian President Vladimir Putin though. Le Pen has landed in hot water in the past over Russia. She’s boasted of her admiration for Putin, refused to condemn Putin’s illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014, and even took out a huge ...