As Jean-Marie Le Pen is buried, here’s a look at key dates of the rise of the far right in France
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s main far-right party and a polarizing figure in French politics, is being buried ...
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With Franco-Algerian relations at an all-time low, can they get back on track?
The turbulent relationship between France and its former colony Algeria has hit an all-time low, with the two countries ...
French Far-Right Firebrand Is Laid to Rest. The Dispute Over His Legacy Endures.
The memorial for Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was known for his racist and antisemitic remarks, comes as the National Rally has ...
France: government survives no-confidence vote
Both the far-right National Rally and center-left Socialist Party declined to back a no-confidence vote in new French Prime ...
France's PM Bayrou Weakened by Socialist Threat to Back No-Confidence Vote
Although Bayrou looks likely to survive the no-confidence motion put forward by 58 far-left France Unbowed (LFI), Green and ...
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France's new PM faces first big test during period of political instability
PARIS -- France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, is facing his first major test at parliament on Tuesday as his ...
Crowds attend Paris memorial for far-right French leader Jean-Marie Le Pen under tight security
Over 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony Thursday in central Paris for the founder of France’s main far-right party, ...
Macron's popularity collapses to six-year low as France's political crisis continues
Emmanuel Macron has seen his approval ratings plummet to a six-year low, according to a new poll. The French President ...
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Marine Le Pen will ‘never forgive herself’ for expelling father from far-right party he founded
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Le Pen will 'never forgive' herself for excluding father from far-right party
she quickly took steps towards making it electable – rebranding it the National Rally (RN) and cleaning up its image in a policy known as "de-demonisation". Her father threatened to derail the ...
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French PM Bayrou survives first no-confidence vote in parliament
Jordan Bardella, the leader of the far-right National Rally (RN), dismissed it as "idle ... who appointed Bayrou as France's fourth prime minister within a year only last month.