France’s Le Pen urges ‘crushing’ defeat of Macron in EU vote

Second place in June's European polls would be a major embarrassment for Macron, who for almost seven years has presented himself as a bulwark against the far right as more radical forces gained ... Read More

Disaster for Emmanuel Macron as rival Marine le Pen storms ahead in shock election poll

Far-right leader Marine le Pen's National Rally (RN ... "Does it matter? Yes, it does. European Union elections in France are usually bad for sitting governments but this is the only 'mid-term ... Read More

Putin's inauguration: France will send diplomat, Germany and Baltic states will not

While France will send its ambassador to the inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin, other countries will protest by withholding their own ambassadors. Read More

Algeria's leader demands justice over French colonial-era wrongdoing

France celebrated the anniversary of victory over the Nazis, while Algeria commemorated a crackdown by French colonial forces on Algerian independence activists ... Read More

Poll puts France's far right on course for big gains at European elections

With the European elections just two months ... Other polls across the continent also show a trend of voters leaning towards right-wing, nationalist or Eurosceptic parties. Country announces ... Read More

France fights disinformation as Olympics, elections loom

On May 5, 2017, two days before his runoff against the nationalist Marine Le Pen ... s elections to the European Parliament and the Olympics and Paralympics in Paris from July to September. France ... Read More

European elections 2024: France's far right shows off star turn Fabrice Leggeri

Ahead of next month's elections to the European Parliament, France's far-right National Rally is boasting a star new recruit. Until two years ago, Fabrice Leggeri was executive-director of the ... Read More

Europe’s Trumpists warm up for EU elections with series of rallies

stressing how the elections in the US and EU are part of the same process. “Let’s make Europe great again,” he added, claiming that Trump’s return to the White House would bring peace to ... Read More

Elections

May 4, 2024 • Some cities, like three in Vermont, allow non-U.S. citizens to vote in local elections. In these places, noncitizen turnout has remained low, as noncitizen voting is a contentious ... Read More

Macron puts trade and Ukraine as top priorities as China’s Xi opens European visit in France

France is the first stop on a European trip by Xi aimed at rebuilding relations at a time of global tensions. After France, the Chinese leader will head to Serbia and Hungary. Read More

German Far-Right Support Dwindles Ahead of European Elections

Support for Germany’s AfD dwindled further ahead of June’s European Parliament elections, but Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-way ruling coalition is still struggling to eke out any advantage ... Read More

France's Le Pen urges 'crushing' defeat of Macron in EU vote

Perpignan, France ... Marine Le Pen on Wednesday urged voters to inflict "the most crushing electoral sanction" possible on President Emmanuel Macron's party in European elections next month. Read More