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Sarkozy prison memoir a bid to ‘control the story’ and protect image for political future

One month after Nicolas Sarkozy walked out of prison, the former French president's new book Diary of a Prisoner, recounting his 20 days behind bars, was released this week. Philippe Moreau-Chevrolet, a political communication specialist at Sciences Po Paris, tells RFI this is no simple memoir, but rather a calculated…

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French Far Right Leader Jordan Bardella 'Egged' at Book Signing Event

The leader of France's National Rally Party was at a signing event for his book when he was attacked by a man who threw an egg to his head

International Business Times UK

French parliament approves far-right motion opposing 1968 Franco-Algerian accord

France’s National Assembly has for the first time voted a motion pushed by the far-right National Rally urging the repeal of a 1968 agreement which grants Algerian citizens special residency and immigration rights.

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France has survived revolutions and wars: its crisis now is deep, but not terminal

From the raid on the Louvre to the spectacle of Sarkozy in jail, it is tempting to think France is on a downward spiral. But history tells the tale of its resilience, says historian David A Bell

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Welfare cuts have fuelled rise of far right and populism, top UN expert says

Exclusive: Poverty rapporteur says governments must rethink welfare state as essential to fabric of society

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French PM Lecornu survives two no-confidence votes, clinging to fragile minority government

Lecornu’s survival also spares the immediate need for French President Emmanuel Macron to call snap legislative elections.

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France’s political crisis reveals deep rift between the people and their politicians

The likely fall of prime minister François Bayrou exposes a political malaise that is likely to sour French politics well beyond the 2027 presidential election as the far right exploits the moment

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National Rally host far-right leaders at 'Patriots for Europe' event

European far-right leaders are converging in rural France as the National Rally marks the anniversary its 2024 EU election victory with a display of unity and ambition.

Radio France Internationale

Marine Le Pen ruling is fuel for the global right’s attacks on court authority

Rightwing and populist leaders are seizing on conviction to push narrative they are being silenced – but legal experts disagree

The Guardian - UK

Le Pen slams embezzlement conviction as 'witch hunt' in Paris rally

"I won't give up," Marine Le Pen told supporters gathered at Place Vauban on Sunday, as she vowed to fight her recent suspended prison sentence and five-year ban from running for political office.

Euronews

In duelling Paris rallies, Le Pen condemns ‘witch-hunt’, counterprotests

The far-right politician rallies supporters after being found guilty of embezzling European Parliament funds.

Al Jazeera

France's Far-right, Leftwingers Rally Supporters After Le Pen Conviction

France's far right planned to rally supporters on Sunday after their leader Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzlement and banned from public office, a move that set the country's political scene alight ahead of 2027 presidential elections.

International Business Times

France's political parties hold rival rallies in the name of democracy

France's far right held a rally on Sunday to show support for their figurehead Marine Le Pen, who was this week convicted of embezzlement and banned from public office. At the same time, members of France's left wing alliance called for a demonstration in defence of the justice system, while…

Radio France Internationale

Marine Le Pen verdict raises tricky questions about justice and democracy

Letters: Anthony Richards thinks democracies must defeat dangerous ideologies at the ballot box, not in the courtroom, while Dave Pollard calls out the hypocrisy of the far right. Plus letters from Colin Leisk and Michel Gratton

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The Nazi roots of today's global far-right movements

The conviction of far-right figure Marine Le Pen has thrown her National Rally (RN) party into turmoil. She was sentenced to four years in prison and banned from public office for five years, a ruling that could stop her from running in the 2027 presidential election. Once deeply controversial, the…

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Does 'politically dead' Marine Le Pen still have a path to power?

Marine Le Pen says a French court's decision banning her from the 2027 presidential race amounts to "political death". The far-right leader was convicted of embezzling EU funds – a blow not just to her, but to the National Rally party she's spent decades turning into an electable force. But…

The Independent UK

Marine Le Pen brought the far right to France’s front door

For years, Marine Le Pen stood at the gates of power — poised, relentless and rising

The Guardian - UK

Marine Le Pen verdict throws National Rally into chaos but could boost far right

Conviction is a huge blow to her party and harms her drive for respectability, while serving the victimisation narrative

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French Jewish group distances itself from far-right leaders' Israel visit

France's main Jewish association on Monday publicly distanced itself from an unprecedented invitation for two key figures in the French far right to attend a conference this week in Israel on the fight against anti-Semitism.

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Jean-Marie Le Pen's Legacy And Marine Le Pen's Rise

Explore the controversial legacy of Jean-Marie Le Pen and the rising political influence of daughter Marine Le Pen in French politics.

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Jean-Marie Le Pen obituary

Leader of the Front National who took the far right into the mainstream of French politics

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Far-right National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen dies aged 96

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of the far-right National Front, died on Tuesday at the age of 96. Le Pen was often embroiled in legal battles over his racist, anti-Semitic, and homophobic remarks, and was eventually expelled from the party he founded, which has since moved from the fringes to…

International Business Times

Key Dates In The Rise Of The French Far Right

Here is a short history of the French far-right National Front, whose historic leader and co-founder Jean-Marie Le Pen died on Tuesday aged 96.

International Business Times

French Far-right Figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen Dies

Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died Tuesday aged 96, was the far-right bogeyman of French politics, infamously dismissing the Holocaust as a detail of history and spending half a century whipping up anger over immigration.

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It’s the best of times for Notre Dame, but the worst of times for the French PM

It seems Michel Barnier’s experience of negotiating Brexit with the British was no match for the bitter rivalry of French politics

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