Marine Le Pen

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.

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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.
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.

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.

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Marine Le Pen

'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.

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

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.

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Italy’s Jewish community isn’t worried about new 'fascist' PM

The world media has been covering the Italian election and the victory of Giorgia Meloni as the first woman Prime Minister intensively.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Leader of Brothers of Italy Giorgia Meloni holds a sign at the party's election night headquarters, in Rome, Italy September 26, 2022.

Will France's National Assembly perpetuate antisemitism? - opinion

In the National Assembly, 131 now represent the hard-left bloc of Jean-Luc Mélenchon, and a further 89 are from Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally. Both have been accused of antisemitism.

JULY 21, 2022ByMARK REGEV
ON SUNDAY, French President Emmanuel Macron visits the newly inaugurated Shoah memorial at the former Pithiviers’ train station, as part of a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Vel d’Hiv roundup, in Pithiviers, France.

French far-right's Zemmour to run for seat in parliament

He said his party Reconquete will present 550 candidates in June - out of France's 577 constituencies.

MAY 12, 2022ByREUTERS
ERIC ZEMMOUR, leader of the French far-right party “Reconquete!” who is running in this year’s French presidential election, is seen at a campaign rally in Lille, northern France earlier this month.

Voices from the Arab press: What will happen to France’s Arabs, Muslims?

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

APRIL 28, 2022ByTHE MEDIA LINE
PRAYING DURING Eid al-Fitr outside the Great Mosque of Paris.

French Jews relieved, but also concerned, over results of presidential elections

The greatest danger now threatening France is that the moderate parties will lose the June legislative elections and that either Le Pen or Melenchon will win them.

APRIL 25, 2022ByRINA BASSIST
Supporters of French President Emmanuel Macron, candidate for his re-election, wave French and European Union flags as they react after early results in the second round of the 2022 French presidential election, at the Champs de Mars in Paris, France April 24, 2022

Macron supporters take to the streets of Paris to celebrate victory

Macron himself watched the preliminary results together with his wife and his campaign team in private

APRIL 24, 2022ByRINA BASSIST
Supporters of French President Emmanuel Macron, candidate for his re-election, wave French and European Union flags as they react after early results in the second round of the 2022 French presidential election, at the Champs de Mars in Paris, France April 24, 2022

France's Macron beats Le Pen to win second term - exit poll

The first projections showed Macron securing around 57-58% of the vote.

APRIL 24, 2022ByREUTERS
A combination picture shows portraits of Le Pen and Macron running for the second round of the 2022 French Presidential election

Marine Le Pen and her family's ties to Russia's Orthodox and oligarchs

The French Catholic right has always held the image of the eternal Orthodox Russia close to heart.

APRIL 22, 2022ByMARLENE LARUELLE
Marine Le Pen, leader of French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party and candidate for the 2022 French presidential election, gestures as she delivers a speech after partial results in the first round of the 2022 French presidential election are announced, in Paris, France, April

French Jews say Macron used Yiddish in presidential debate with Le Pen

French President Emmanuel Macron interjected with "oy oy oy" while Marine Le Pen was speaking about economics in the debate.

APRIL 22, 2022ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA
Emmanuel Macron

France is at a political crossroads

Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron will compete for the French presidency in the second round of elections.

APRIL 20, 2022ByRINA BASSIST
A WOMAN walks past official campaign posters of French presidential election runoff candidates Marine Le Pen and incumbent, Emmanuel Macron, in Paris on Tuesday.