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Marine Le Pen of National Rally has been given permission by the French courts to run in next year's presidential election. Al Majalla

Marine Le Pen’s presidential candidacy causes France to reassess

The French far-right leader was convicted of embezzlement, but her prison sentence was suspended, and she is allowed to run next year. Opponents are busy reconfiguring their strategies

Khattar Abu Diab 29 July 2026
Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage, two leaders of far right parties seeking power either side of the English Channel. Al Majalla

Silly season bedevils the far-right populists of Britain and France

If elections were held tomorrow, Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage could end up in power, but both have been fighting questions and jokes about money. For them, for now, laughter is the enemy

Bryn Haworth 21 July 2026

Marie Le Pen banned from running in French presidential race

Fares Garabet 03 April 2025
French far right leader Marine Le Pen celebrates with newly elected leader of the National Rally president Jordan Bardella during the party congress in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. Jordan Bardella is the first party chief outside the Le Pen family in a half-century. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

French Far-Right Party Elects New Leader To Replace Le Pen

European lawmaker Jordan Bardella replaced his mentor Marine Le Pen on Saturday at the helm of France’s leading far-right party, pledging to protect French civilization from perceived threats posed…

AP 06 November 2022
Jordan Bardella, newly-elected President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party, reacts after the results during the National Rally party's Congress in Paris, France, November 5, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

France's Far-right Party RN Elects Bardella as New President

French far-right party Rassemblement National on Saturday elected Jordan Bardella, 27, as its new president, to take over from Marine Le Pen and become the first party leader who is not a member of…

05 November 2022
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The Palestinian flag in France: from student activism to social unrest 

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Once a symbol of solidarity with the Palestinian cause, it is now being used by different groups to advance their own grievances and agendas

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