Le Pen’s Right-Wing Party Is Victorious in First Round of French Elections

A frenzied political negotiation is taking place in these hours, as the deadline to register candidates for the second round of the upcoming Sunday expires on Tuesday. Marine Le Pen warned that "nothing has been won yet.".

Wild scenes on the streets of Paris as election looms

Hundreds of protesters have set off flares and started fires on the streets of a major European city after a far-right party won big gains.

French extreme right wing wins legislative elections

According to the final results of Sunday’s elections, the nationalist force led by Marine Le Pen obtained the support of more than 10.6 million voters in the parliamentary elections with the highest participation at the polls in this century, with 66.7 percent of 49.3 million registered voters. The RN victory came with the support of a part of the conservatives, led by the president of the Repulbicans, Éric Ciotti, who defied party members by…

While the National Rally came out on top in the first round of the legislative elections on Sunday 30 June, the financial markets did not sink.

In over 300 constituencies, more than two candidates have qualified for the runoff. Candidates can withdraw by tonight. But who will ally against the National Rally?

Nantes, Rennes, Bordeaux... Several cities were marred by violence after the first round of the legislative elections on Sunday 30 June. The National Rally (RN) came out on top at the national level by a large margin. Enough to provoke the anger of far-left activists and anti-RN voters. Several demonstrations were then organized in various cities in France to denounce the rise of the “extreme right”. But some rallies have experienced outbursts, …