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.

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

 Marine Le Pen

'Witch hunt': The global right-wing populist rallying cry threatening democracy - opinion

 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


French lawmakers banned from wearing religious symbols in parliament

In an effort to 'maintain an atmosphere of neutrality' in the parliament does not permit the wearing of religious symbols.

A man wears a kippa.

Quand les deux extrêmes, de droite comme de gauche, déforment l’Histoire

Il est inquiétant que Marine Le Pen et Jean-Luc Mélenchon, qui représentent 40 % des Français, nient le rôle de la France dans la déportation des juifs

Marine Le Pen, élue députée du Pas-de-Calais

France: Extreme Right and Left leaders distort Holocaust history

France's grappling with its involvement in the Holocaust has taken decades.

Emmanuel Macron

European Jewish Congress calls for punishment for Jean-Marie Le Pen

The European Jewish Congress strongly condemned Le Pen's comments and called for the French judiciary to prosecute him to the fullest extent of the law.

National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen

France's Jewish community: In a state of fear

French Jews voted overwhelmingly for Emmanuel Macron, but are concerned he will pander to the country’s large Arab minority and fail to protect them.

Newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron parades in a military vehicle in Paris after his inauguration, May 14

French Jews ‘relieved’ Macron won but worried over Le Pen gains

“We remain extremely concerned by the still large support for parties of the far-right, not only in France but across Europe.”

Le Pen and Macron

NY French expats vote in critical presidential election

As the French presidential elections kick off, French expats in New York vote and share their insights on a politically-divided France in a tension-fraught European Union.

People in front of the French consulate in New York, preparing to vote.

French elections kick off with Macron as opinion polls favorite

Even if opinion polls prove accurate and France elects its youngest president ever rather than its first female leader, Macron himself has said himself he expects no honeymoon period.

France votes: Macron vs Le Pen

Macron, Le Pen turn up the heat in angry debate

Spectators and media experts shared the feeling that Wednesday’s debate was embarrassing.

France votes: Macron vs Le Pen

French chief rabbi joins multi-faith clergy endorsement of Macron

“Fully aware that our roles require us to be non-partisan, we are, however, first and foremost responsible citizens and therefore openly are calling for a vote in favor of Emmanuel Macron.”

France votes: Macron vs Le Pen