Marine Le Pen
To Europe's relief, France's Macron wins, but far-right gains
French President Emmanuel Macron secures a second term in office. Acknowledging that “numerous” voters cast ballots for him simply to keep out the fiercely nationalist far-right Marine Le Pen, he pledged to reunite the country.
French duel: Macron vs Le Pen fight for presidency
Ukraine and COVID give Macron a boost in the polls ahead of French elections
White nationalism, born in the USA, is now a global terror threat
Parisians don red scarves calling for end to yellow vest violence
Le Pen’s niece opens grad school to train new generation of French far-right leaders
Marion Maréchal — previously known as Marion Maréchal Le Pen — quit politics last year and dropped her famous last name, but she hasn’t dropped her focus on giving the far-right a boost. Maréchal's latest endeavor has been to start a school aimed at training the ultra-conservative elite in France.
France's Macron hunts for way out of 'yellow vest' crisis
France's prime minister met with opposition leaders on Monday as President Emmanuel Macron sought a way to defuse nationwide protests over high living costs that led to widespread rioting in Paris.
Why French pollsters do it better
French pollsters have spent the past 15 years working out a strategy to get a more accurate picture of National Front supporters.
Does it matter who won the French election? It might matter more who's running Facebook.
Technology is transforming societies more deeply than the political vibrations of 2017.
The French have been desperate for Obama to get involved in their politics. He just did.
President Barack Obama is a superstar in France. French voters even wish he were the one running.
First Michelle and Melania, now Fillon and Le Pen
It's not easy being original. Especially when you're a public figure giving a speech?
French election anxiety is perhaps best expressed in cartoons
The already confusing and uncertain French presidential election just got a little more so.
In Europe, accusations of Russian meddling in elections come as no surprise
When US Sen. Richard Burr made headlines last month saying, “The Russians are actively involved in the French elections,” it was no shocker in France. Europeans say they've been dealing with this for years.
Can François Fillon still win the French presidency?
Just weeks before French voters head to the polls, the presidential front-runner is fighting for his political life. And the far right's Marine Le Pen is poised to ride a populist wave to power.
Brexiteer to Brussels: 'You're not laughing now, are you?'
Politicians in Brussels are trying to pick up the pieces of the EU after Britain's vote to leave. And the European Commission's president replied to the staunch Brexit campaigner, "Why are you here?"