HENIN-BEAUMONT, France (AP) — In the former mining town at the heart of French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s political strategy, her party’s electoral success Sunday came as no surprise to hundreds of supporters who gathered to see her victory speech. The same promises to bring back good jobs and upend the political elite that […]
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German Far-Right Leader Sees Le Pen Victory in France as a Model
(Bloomberg) — Alice Weidel, the co-leader of Germany’s right-wing AfD party, said the victory of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in the first round of France’s legislative election is something to emulate. Most Read from Bloomberg “I look at the result in France with admiration and respect,” Weidel told Bloomberg on the sidelines of the […]
European Markets Rise on Bets Le Pen to Miss Absolute Majority
(Bloomberg) — The euro strengthened and European stock futures gained as traders digested signs that Marine Le Pen’s far-right party was poised to win the first round of France’s legislative election with a smaller margin than some polls had indicated. Most Read from Bloomberg The common currency climbed 0.4% to $1.076 at 7:39 a.m. in […]
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Marine Le Pen questions French president’s role as army chief ahead of elections
With just three days to go until France’s landmark legislative elections, the country’s far-right leader on Thursday raised the question of who would be in charge of the military if her party takes over the government after the two-round balloting. The early elections are plunging France into uncharted territory, and political scientists are scrambling to […]
Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter Prize for ‘powerful voice’
Indian author Arundhati Roy has said that she is “delighted” to have been awarded this year’s PEN Pinter Prize. Set up in memory of playwright Harold Pinter, the award is for writers of “outstanding literary merit” who take an “unflinching” look at the world. The announcement comes weeks after officials in India approved action against […]
French far-right leader Le Pen questions president’s role as army chief ahead of parliament election
NICE, France (AP) — With just three days to go until France’s landmark legislative election, the county’s far-right leader on Thursday raised the question of who would be in charge of the military if her party takes over the government after the two-round balloting. The early elections are plunging France into uncharted territory, and political […]
France’s Le Pen expects clear far-right win and power over Macron
By Dominique Vidalon and Bertrand Boucey PARIS (Reuters) – French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is confident her party will win an absolute majority in parliament, form a government and impose limits on what President Emmanuel Macron can do to support Ukraine, she said days before voting starts. Macron will remain president after a snap […]
Marine Le Pen party’s security adviser is an alleged Russian agent
Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is under fire over a former model and alleged Russian “agent of influence” who is now an adviser to the party as it looks to form France’s next government. Tamara Volokhova, 34, is causing the hard-Right party particular embarrassment because it has vowed to ban dual-national immigrants from key jobs […]