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Marine Le Pen’s political career and the rise of the French far right: Timeline

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Marine Le Pen’s political career and the rise of the French far right: Timeline

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament for the Rassemblement National (National Rally – RN) party, poses prior to an interview on the evening news broadcast of French TV channel TF1, following the verdict in her appeal trial over misuse of EU funds, in Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, France, July 7, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters French…

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French far-right chief Marine Le Pen cleared to run for President but with ankle tag

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French far-right chief Marine Le Pen cleared to run for President but with ankle tag

French far-right chief Marine Le Pen’s political future remained uncertain on Tuesday (July 7, 2026) after a court cleared her to run but wearing an ankle tag, potentially hampering a campaign for next year’s presidential elections when her party has its strongest chance yet of winning power. A lower court last year had sentenced Ms….

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French far-right leader Le Pen faces appeal trial that could decide her 2027 presidential run

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French far-right leader Le Pen faces appeal trial that could decide her 2027 presidential run

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen. File | Photo Credit: Reuters France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen returns to court on Tuesday (January 13, 2026) to appeal an embezzlement conviction, with her 2027 presidential ambitions hanging on the outcome of the case. Le Pen, 57, is seeking to overturn a March ruling that found her…

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Marine Le Pen faces possible 5-year prison term and ban from office in EU funds embezzlement trial

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Marine Le Pen faces possible 5-year prison term and ban from office in EU funds embezzlement trial

French member of parliament and President of the far-right National Rally Marine Le Pen delivers a speech in the National Assembly in Paris. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Paris prosecutor on Wednesday (November 13, 2024) requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at…

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New French PM faces first no confidence motion

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New French PM faces first no confidence motion

French Prime Minister Michel Barnier delivers a speech during a ceremony organised by the Council of French Jewish Institutions (CRIF) to pay tribute to the victims of Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, on the event’s first anniversary, in Paris, on October 7, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP France’s new Prime Minister Michel Barnier…

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Marine Le Pen’s National Rally hopes polishing its act will deliver victory

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Marine Le Pen’s National Rally hopes polishing its act will deliver victory

After a shock defeat in France’s legislative elections, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) will double down on weeding out problematic candidates to counter successful efforts by mainstream parties to block the far right from power. Polls had suggested the RN would secure the most seats in the snap two-round election, which French President Emmanuel…

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The rise of the far-right in Europe and its ramifications | Data

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The rise of the far-right in Europe and its ramifications | Data

People gather at Republique plaza in a protest against the far-right on July 3, 2024 in Paris | Photo Credit: AP French voters face a decisive choice on July 7 in the run-off of snap parliamentary elections that could see the country’s first far-right government since the World War II Nazi occupation — or no…

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Voters in France’s overseas territories kick off a pivotal parliamentary election

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Voters in France’s overseas territories kick off a pivotal parliamentary election

A woman enters a voting booth in to cast her vote in the French parliamentary elections. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS Voters in France’s overseas territories and living abroad started casting ballots on July 6 in parliamentary run-off elections that could hand an unprecedented victory to the nationalist far right. Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration party…

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Macron aims to thwart French far right in election runoff

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Macron aims to thwart French far right in election runoff

France’s President Emmanuel Macron leaves the polling booth prior to cast his vote in the first round of parliamentary elections at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France on June 30, 2024. A divided France is voting in high-stakes parliamentary elections that could see the anti-immigrant and eurosceptic party of Marine Le Pen sweep…

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