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Is Mbappé too good for France?
Is Mbappé too good for France?
July 14, 2026Marine Le Pen
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How will Marine Le Pen's legal problems affect her presidential campaign?
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is running for president, but unresolved legal questions loom over her campaign.
July 09, 2026
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With Le Pen sentencing, France's presidential election veers into the extraordinary
France's upcoming election has taken a striking turn after far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s decision to run for the presidency for a fourth time
July 08, 2026
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Cheers and boos for Le Pen's French campaign launch after guilty verdict
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was greeted by cheers and boos on Wednesday as she launched her presidential campaign in
July 08, 2026
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Farage and Le Pen make the same defiant pitch: Only the people can judge us
Farage and Le Pen make the same defiant pitch: Only the people can judge us
July 08, 2026
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France's highest court may rule on Le Pen's appeal by April, before presidential election
France's highest court, the Cour de Cassation, said on Wednesday that it could rule on an appeal lodged by far-right leader Marine Le Pen by early April 2027 at the latest,
July 08, 2026
Economy|Europe|Opinion
Le Pen can run, but can’t hide her policy flaws
(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.)
July 08, 2026
Election|World
Political survivor Le Pen makes her boldest gamble yet for France's presidency
In launching her fourth bid for the French presidency, just hours after judges cleared her to run, Marine Le Pen portrayed herself as a fighter who had
July 08, 2026
Europe|Political|World
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen to run for presidency despite losing court appeal
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen to run for presidency despite losing court appeal
July 07, 2026
Crime|Election|Europe|World
French court shortens Le Pen's ban from office but orders electronic tag
A French appeals court on Tuesday upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds but shortened her ban on running for elected office, potentially re-opening a path
July 07, 2026
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Reactions to French court ruling on Marine Le Pen
A Paris appeals court on Tuesday upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds while shortening her ban on running for elected office, potentially allowing the National
July 07, 2026
Crime|Europe|Political|World
Le Pen says she'll run for French presidency next year despite court-ordered monitor
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she’ll run for the French presidency next year despite being sentenced to wear a court-ordered electronic monitor for embezzlement
July 07, 2026
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Too ugly, too noisy, too… American? France’s great air con debate
Too ugly, too noisy, too… American? France’s great air con debate
July 07, 2026
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France's Marine Le Pen says she will run for president in 2027, appeal her conviction
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen announced on Tuesday that she will run for president in 2027, after an
July 07, 2026
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As far right eyes Elysee, French centrists pledge growth-friendly budget restraint
Leading centrist presidential hopefuls are promising corporate France they can tame the public finances without
July 06, 2026
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How France's Le Pen ended up fighting in court to save her presidential hopes
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen will learn whether she can run for president in 2027 when a Paris court on Tuesday rules on her appeal against an
July 02, 2026
Economy|Europe|Political|World
French far right ponders life beyond Le Pen as appeal ruling looms
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen faces a make-or-break court ruling on July 7 on her bid to overturn an election ban, a verdict that
July 02, 2026
Europe|Political|World
Le Pen says France should quit NATO command structure
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Friday she would withdraw France from NATO's integrated military command if elected
May 22, 2026
Election|Europe|World
French hard-left politician Melenchon to stand in 2027 presidential election
Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leading figure in the hard-left France Unbowed (La France Insoumise) political party, will stand in next year's presidential election, he said on
May 04, 2026
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US officials underwhelmed by French far-right's plans for economy
U.S. officials who met leaders of France's far-right National Rally were underwhelmed by their economic plans, two diplomatic sources said, in a blow
April 14, 2026
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French prosecutors request 5-year ban on Marine Le Pen from holding office
French prosecutors have requested a five-year ban on holding elected office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen at a crucial appeal trial in Paris
February 03, 2026
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Marine Le Pen's appeal trial opens in Paris, with far-right leader's 2027 presidential bid at stake
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has returned to court to appeal an embezzlement conviction that risks affecting her 2027 presidential ambitions
January 13, 2026
World
French poll shows far-right leader Bardella winning presidential election
French pollster Odoxa predicted for the first time that 30-year-old far-right leader Jordan Bardella would win the next presidential election, scheduled in 2027, no matter who his
November 25, 2025
Economy|Europe|World
AP mapping shows France's poorest regions backing Le Pen's party as support for Macron wanes
President Emmanuel Macron's promise to win over far-right voters in France is faltering
November 23, 2025