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National Rally President Jordan Bardella and his chief political sponsor Marine Le Pen

Jordan Bardella: the baby-faced far-right leader stalking France

A meteoric rise has propelled National Rally's young president to the top of French politics. His easy charm and expensive social media set-up now means 1 in 4 young French adults say 'Oui'

Christopher Phillips 04, Aug 2024

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Donald Trump’s alliance with the far right continues a tradition

The Republican took his unique brand of identity politics mainstream in 2016 and won the White House. This year's race is once again being shaped by the rhetoric of this resurgent political extreme.

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French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party President Jordan Bardella (L) and National Assembly parliamentary group President for RN Marine Le Pen (C) at a campaign rally in Le Havre, northern France, on May 1, 2023.

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The far right licks its lips at European Parliament elections in June

A big pro-EU bloc should still hold sway even if the ultra-nationalists make gains. More broadly, the results will act as a barometer of public mood in the first vote since Russia invaded Ukraine.

Khattar Abu Diab 08, May 2024

Supporters of Brazil's far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro who dispute the election of leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gather outside Brazil's Congress after protesters had invaded the building as well as the presidential palace and Supreme Court, in Brasilia, Brazil January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Antonio Cascio

Bolsonaro in Florida Hospital; 1,500 Supporters Detained After Brasilia Riots

Far-right former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital in Florida on Monday with stomach pains as 1,500 of his supporters were rounded up in Brasilia after storming key…

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The Reichstag building with the German Parliament Bundestag is illuminated in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. German lawmakers met Monday in a secure room at the basement within Parliament for a briefing by intelligence officials on the alleged coup plot by far-right extremists that authorities uncovered last week. Prosecutors say some of those detained last week had plans to enter the German parliament, or Bundestag, with weapons. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German Lawmakers Seek Answers On Alleged Far-Right Plot

German lawmakers said Monday they are digging deeper into an alleged coup plot uncovered last week when police detained dozens of people linked to the far-right Reich Citizens movement. …

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Police search a car as they secure the area after 25 suspected members and supporters of a far-right group were detained during raids across Germany, in Berlin, Germany December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang

Germany Arrests 25 Suspected of Far-right Plot to Overthrow State

German authorities on Wednesday detained 25 members and supporters of a far-right group that the prosecutor's office said were preparing a violent overthrow of the state, with some members suspected…

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People participate in an anti-fascist demonstration against French far-right commentator and likely French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, who is in Geneva to give a speech, in Geneva, Switzerland, 24 November 2021. EPA/MARTIAL TREZZINI

Will Eric Zemmour Win French Presidential Elections?

Eric Zemmour is a renowned French journalist of Algerian origin. He started his career in journalism in 1986 by working as a reporter for the daily, Le Quotidien de Paris. In 1996, he joined the…

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