Marine Le Pen

French chaos: A godsend for Trump and Netanyahu, an extra shock for French Jews - opinion

Many French Jews are, in fact, asking themselves how authorities could protect them, despite their commitment to do so, if they fail to protect city halls, businesses, and regular citizens.

Masked protesters stand next to burning bicycles amid clashes during a demonstration against the cost of living and rising fuel prices near the Place de la Republique in Paris as part of nationwide protests called by the "Yellow Vests" movement, joined by French high school and university students,
 Marine Le Pen, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party parliamentary group. Paris, France, June 2, 2024.

Chikli is whitewashing the French far Right - opinion

A masked student attempts to kick a tear gas canister, amid clashes with French riot police during a protest by French high school and university students near Lycee Paul Eluard high-school.

Police fire tear gas as French high school protests escalate nationwide over school conditions

Jordan Bardella, president of the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) political party, listens to the speech of Marine Le Pen, French far-right leader and member of parliament, in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, September 13, 2026.

French far-right leader Bardella denies media claim he made antisemitic remarks


Nearly one million people attend Pope Leo's open-air mass in Paris

Pope Leo XIV drew an estimated 800,000 people to Paris's Champs-Élysées on Saturday, urging Catholics to seek happiness in faith rather than material goods during an outdoor Mass.

Pope Leo visits France Saturday, 26th September 2026

US grant for MAGA-aligned groups in Europe excludes French applicants over election fears

The decision reflects a recognition in Washington that funding MAGA-aligned organizations in France could jeopardize extensive economic ties between the two countries.

Candidates for the 2027 French presidential election attend a debate at la REF in Paris, August 27, 2026.

French court shortens Marine Le Pen's ban from office but orders electronic tag

The court ruled Le Pen would serve a three-year jail term. Although the court said two years were suspended, it ordered her to wear an electronic ankle tag for one year.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of the Rassemblement National party, arrives to attend the verdict in her appeal trial, alongside the RN party and 10 others found guilty of diverting European Parliament funds, at the Paris courthouse on the Ile de la Cite, in France, July 7, 2026.

French poll shows far-right leader Bardella winning presidential election

A new Odoxa poll shows far-right leader Jordan Bardella would finish first in every tested matchup for France’s 2027 presidential election, beating all opponents in both rounds.

Jordan Bardella, president of the French National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party, waves to the crowd at the League party annual rally in Pontida, Italy, September 21, 2025.

'Witch hunt': The global right-wing populist rallying cry threatening democracy - opinion

This is a global movement – a slow-burning insurrection that seeks to replace the checks and balances of liberal democracy with elected autocracy.

 Marine Le Pen

Le Pen evokes spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. as supporters rally in Paris

A Paris court convicted Le Pen and two dozen National Rally (RN) party members of embezzling EU funds last week.

 French far-right leader Marine Le Pen waves to the crowd, during a rally in support of her in Paris, France, April 6, 2025.

After Le Pen ban, could National Rally's Bardella be France’s right man at right time? - analysis

Bardella has positioned himself strongly to run as the party’s candidate (should it choose him) for the 2027 presidential elections.

 France's National Rally (RN) leader Jordan Bardella attends a conference organized by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on March 27, 2025.

France's Le Pen barred from running for office for five years after graft conviction

The judges also gave Le Pen a four-year prison sentence- of which two years are a suspended sentence - and a 100,000 euro fine.

French far Right leader Marine Le Pen at the courthouse in Paris, France, March 31, 2025.

Marine Le Pen's shift on antisemitism: A new ally for French Jews - opinion

Marine Le Pen's transformation of the National Rally into a pro-Jewish party marks a significant shift, with French Jews now seeing it as an ally.

Jordan Bardella (R), President of the French far Right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party and head of the RN list for the European elections, and Marine Le Pen, President of RN (L).

France's Macron is ready to discuss nuclear deterrence for Europe

France’s nuclear policy in focus as Macron suggests a broader European role.

France's President Emmanuel Macron holds a press conference at the 19th Summit of the Francophonie at the Grand Palais, Paris, Oct. 5, 2024.