Posts Tagged: Front National (FN)

Le Pen is ahead of the pack – but can it last?

August 18, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Europe.

French far-right party National Front (FN) president Marine Le Pen delivers a speech during a press conference at the party's headquarters on May 27, 2024 in Nanterre, France.

Marine Le Pen has revitalized her party after taking over as leader in 2010 by moving it towards the political mainstream.

France faces Germany in World Cup – and avoids trouble at home

July 3, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Europe.

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France fans celebrate after their 2014 FIFA World Cup match against Nigeria while watching at FIFA Fan Fest on Copacabana Beach on June 30, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

There is little doubt that a France-Algeria face-off would have sparked blowback more serious than booing the national anthem.

Polish far right sees popularity rise – but will it last?

June 30, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Europe.

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Pilgrims from Poland hold flags as they attend a Mass celebration in front of the Church of Santa Agense in Agona, at Piazza Navona on April 26, 2024 in Rome, Italy. Dignitaries, heads of state and Royals from Europe and across the World are gathering in the Vatican ahead of tomorrow's canonisations. The late Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII will be canonised on Sunday April 27, inside the Vatican when 800,000 pilgrims from around the world are expected to attend. (Photo by Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images)

The overall atmosphere in Poland remains one of growing frustration as opportunities for social mobility dwindle – leaving the door open for fringe parties.

Cameron in pickle as German Eurosceptics seek voice in Brussels

June 4, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Europe.

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AfD leader Bernd Lucke (m) reacts after he was elected as leadingcandidate for the european parlament election at the European Congress of the new anti-euro party 'Alternative fuer Deutschland' (AfD) on January 25, 2024 in Aschaffenburg, Germany.

The Eurosceptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) is eyeing a spot in a powerful European group, which could expand the party’s influence a little over one year after its establishment.

France’s UMP stumbles as far-right continues to gain ground

May 27, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Europe.

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UMP president Jean-Francois Cope, former Prime Ministers Francois Fillon and Jean-Pierre Raffarin attend the National Tribute honoring the late journalist then politician Dominique Baudis at Hotel des Invalides on April 15, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

Copé’s ouster follows months of mounting rumors that he mishandled party finances, notably during the 2012 re-election campaign of former President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Jean-Marie Le Pen: ‘Ebola’ the solution to immigration crisis

May 21, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Europe.

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French far-right Front National (FN) founder and honorary President Jean-Marie Le Pen (R) and his daugther FN's party president Marine Le Pen attend a press conference to present their electoral campaign for the European elections on April 22, 2024 in Paris, France. The European Parliamentary elections will take place from May 22 to May 25, 2014, during which French far right parties are predicted to make significant gains. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)

Le Pen’s speech is unlikely to curb the FN’s momentum, and sadly, may even boost his bid at a seat in the European Parliament by resonating among his right wing support base.

France’s Hollande can’t seem to catch a break

April 18, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Europe.

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French President Francois Hollande receives Bill Gates at Elysee Palace on April 1, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images)

The news comes as Hollande is attempting a course correction in the wake of his ruling Socialist Party’s (PS) disastrous performance in local elections last month

France’s top cop nabs premier gig

April 1, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Europe.

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France's newly appointed Prime minister Manuel Valls attends the take over ceremony , while power is transferred to Manuel Valls after the resignation of French Prime minister Jean-Marc Ayrault at Hotel Matignon on April 1, 2024 in Paris, France.

While the new premier may prove to be a perennial source of discord within the Elysée, he nonetheless enjoys tremendous national popularity.

With racial slur, French conservatives echo far-right

March 24, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Europe.

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A Parisian casts her vote on March 23, 2024 in Paris, France. Municipal elections are taking place today in France and on March 30.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

This is the second and equally appalling round of an old scandal. Several members of the FN came under fire in 2013 for making similar comments about Taubira.

Sarkozy lashes out, but is it too late?

March 21, 2024 by Lara Vergnaud in Europe.

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on March 16, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Xavier Laine/Getty Images)

The recordings have put the former French leader under the spotlight by bringing uncomfortable allegations to the forefront – notably, illegal funding of Sarkoyz’s 2007 presidential campaign by late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi – just as the as the pol is reportedly preparing a return to the political stage ahead of the 2017 presidential elections.

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