National Rally (National Front)

Dogged by accusations of proximity to the Kremlin, Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally party had hoped to clear its name by setting up a parliamentary inquiry to investigate foreign interference in French politics. But a …

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday contradicted a remark by his prime minister that the far-right party of Marine Le Pen were the heirs of Nazi-era collaborators, saying they had to be defeated on policy issues, not…

Issued on: 11/05/2023 - 13:14 The resignation of a French mayor targeted by the far right over plans to move an asylum-seekers' centre prompted a political outcry…

Issued on: 16/04/2023 - 11:01 Jean-Marie Le Pen, the veteran leader of the far-right in France, suffered a "mild heart attack" and was taken to hospital on Saturday, a…

Issued on: 29/03/2023 - 15:13 Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally or RN) party hopes to use the national crisis to continue its long ascent…

Several consequences could follow the French government’s use of Article 49.3 of the constitution to pass President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform without a vote in the National Assembly on Thursday. They include…

Issued on: 05/11/2022 - 12:01 France's far-right National Rally party will Saturday choose a successor to its longtime leader Marine Le Pen, with 27-year-old Jordan Bardella…

Issued on: 04/11/2022 - 17:13Modified: 04/11/2022 - 17:15 The French National Assembly on Friday sanctioned a far-right National Rally MP by temporarily banning him from the…

Issued on: 03/11/2022 - 20:50Modified: 03/11/2022 - 20:54 A French parliament session was thrown into turmoil Thursday after a far-right MP was accused of yelling "back to…

Issued on: 04/08/2022 - 12:29 Marine Le Pen’s far-right Rassemblement National is adopting a “normalisation” strategy in a bid to continue its long ascent after a seismic…