Marine Le Pen

French lawmakers oust the prime minister after just 91 days, toppling the government

2:31pm December 04, 2024

France's government has been toppled by a no-confidence vote in parliament, for the first time sine 1962. Prime Minister Michel Barnier served the shortest time in the post in France's modern history.

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Spain beat England 2-1 to win EURO 2024 title

Soccer's diversity unites a divided Europe, sort of

3:15pm July 15, 2024

by Esme Nicholson

Four weeks of chanting and shouting on the streets were not expressions of anger about politics — but the sound of joy and excitement about the European Championship soccer tournament.

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Here are key takeaways from France's election round 1, where the far right prevails

5:01pm July 01, 2024

by Nick Spicer

It’s one of the most high-stakes, two-round votes in the history of postwar France. Here's where things stand.

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What to know about France's high-stakes election, where the far right is gaining ground

5:34pm June 28, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

The president called surprise legislative elections, in two rounds on Sunday and July 7, and they're shaping up to be among the country's most divisive in recent history.

A wide gulf exists between the policies of French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. The two face off Sunday, in the second round of France's national election.

Why France's presidential election matters far beyond its borders

2:44pm April 22, 2022

Sunday's contest has implications for the spread of far-right ideology, France's relationship with the rest of Europe and the country's posture toward Russia.

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon addresses members of the far-right National Front at the party congress in Lille, France, Saturday.

Steve Bannon Takes Anti-Establishment Message Overseas: 'Let Them Call You Racists'

11:03am March 11, 2018

by Amy Held

During a stop on his European tour, Bannon told a conference of the far-right National Front party in France, "Let them call you xenophobes. Let them call you nativists. Wear it as a badge of honor."

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers his New Year wishes to the news media at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on Wednesday.

France's Macron Says He Wants Law To Combat Fake News

6:38am January 04, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The French president says that during elections, the law would allow the government to block content deemed to be fake news and would force news websites to disclose their source of funding.

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen leaves a polling station after casting her vote in Henin Beaumont, Northern France, in parliamentary elections held earlier this month.

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France's Marine Le Pen Target Of Fraud Investigation

1:00pm June 30, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The leader of the far-right National Front party, who made an unsuccessful bid for the French presidency, is alleged to have made fraudulent payments for party work.

French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen's National Front party now has a new interim leader, after Jean-Francois Jalkh (right) stepped down over comments about the Holocaust. The two are seen here at the Elysee in 2014.

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France's New Far-Right Leader Quits Over Alleged Holocaust Denial

2:19pm April 28, 2017

by Bill Chappell

With Marine Le Pen in a tight race ahead of the May 7 election, accusations of Holocaust denial prompted a quick shakeup at the head of her party.

Jean-Marie Le Pen and daughter Marine Le Pen lay down flowers as part of a demonstration in Paris in 2012. Marine Le Pen later expelled her father from the National Front party.

Marine Le Pen's 'Brutal' Upbringing Shaped Her Worldview

2:22pm April 22, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

Marine Le Pen grew up in a "house of political violence," a biographer says. Since taking control of the far-right party her father founded, she has tried to expand its reach, and kicked him out.

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