Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen through to French presidential runoff
Early reports on the first round of the French presidential election suggest that the far-right Marine Le Pen and the pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron have qualified for the second round...
View ArticleOn Brexit, Emmanuel Macron’s mandate is at odds with Theresa May’s
Following last night’s results in the first round of the French Presidential election it is now almost certain that Emmanuel Macron, a former minister under President François Hollande and the...
View ArticleMarine Le Pen stepped down as Front National president four days ago – and...
At the beginning of this week, Marine Le Pen temporarily resigned the leadership of the Front National (FN) to focus on her bid for the French presidency — and to distance herself from the party’s...
View ArticleNigel Farage says British embassy should ‘reach out’ to Marine Le Pen
Nigel Farage has suggested the British embassy in Paris should ‘reach out’ to Marine Le Pen ahead of France’s presidential election, on a website launched by Brexit money-man Arron Banks. Writing on...
View ArticleWhat would a French President Macron mean for Brexit?
It seems that the season of political surprises continues as it now spreads to France. In November last year, having secured the nomination for the Republican party, the former French Prime Minister...
View ArticleHope for French centrists as Fillon’s fall from grace continues
Image: Remi Jouan Seven in ten voters in France now want the man once thought to be the favourite to become president to withdraw from the race, according to new polling by Odoxa for France Info radio....
View ArticleUnlike UK, France places green conditions on airline bail-out
Unlike the UK, the French government has told its national airline to top competing with high-speed rail in return for a government bailout. Air France will not be able to compete with any rail...
View ArticleYoung French people are increasingly likely to vote for Le Pen. Why? And what...
Mike Buckley is Director of Campaign Central and is a Labour adviser. ‘A clown ceiling exists in EU politics,’ wrote the Economist in January, ‘which has kept Eurosceptic parties from gaining too much...
View ArticleJon Trickett MP: Lessons from France: Why we need to unite the left for...
Jon Trickett is the Labour MP for Hemsworth The first round of the French Presidential election has demonstrated the recomposition of French politics, the growth of the right, and the urgency of the...
View ArticleFrance decides to extend energy price cap measure to the end of 2022
While energy prices soar in the UK and as companies like Shell and Centrica post record profits amid a cost of living crisis for the rest of us, France has extended its energy price cap measures to...
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