opens new tab Russian officials and lawmakers accused Macron of rhetoric that could push the world closer to the abyss. Russian cartoons cast him as Napoleon Bonaparte riding towards defeat in ...

Marine Le Pen has been blocked from the ballot for the 2027 election in a move that is similar to Colorado's attempt to keep ...

The far-right French politician was a leading candidate to become the country’s next president, but has now been barred from ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen leaves the National Rally headquarters after a French court convicted Marine Le Pen of ...

Le Pen, 56, was handed a five-year ban from holding public office after being convicted of embezzlement by a court in France ...

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzlement and barred from running in elections for five years.

In 2022, Macron won with 58.5% of the vote to Le Pen’s 41.5% — significantly closer than when they first faced off in 2017 and the best score ever of the French far right in a presidential bid.

French President Emmanuel Macron has commented for the first time on the verdict against National Assembly lawmaker Marine Le ...

In 2022, Mr Macron won with 58.5 per cent of the vote to Le Pen’s 41.5 per cent – significantly closer than when they first faced off in 2017 and the best score ever of the French far-right in ...

The party’s most recognized figurehead and a formidable and seasoned political campaigner, Le Pen was runner-up to Macron in 2017 and 2022 presidential elections, and her party’s electoral ...

Emmanuel Macron beat Marine Le Pen in the 2022 presidential election (Toby Melville/PA) It also stressed that it is up to the judges to assess the consequences of imposing such a ban right away ...