Eric Zemmour

The shock appointment of a far-right editor to run one of France’s best-known mainstream newspapers has sparked calls for urgent steps to protect the pluralism and independence…

The crowd trouble that delayed the Champions League final in Paris has become a political issue ahead of French parliamentary elections, and with France due to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup…

Issued on: 12/05/2022 - 22:48 French far-right TV pundit-turned-politician Eric Zemmour said Thursday he would seek a seat…

Issued on: 29/04/2022 - 18:37 Despite having one new candidate dividing France’s far-right votes, Marine Le Pen made it to…

Marine Le Pen was soundly beaten in Sunday’s presidential election as weary voters rallied once more to keep her Rassemblement National (National Rally) party from…

Issued on: 25/04/2022 - 09:39 Within hours of polls closing in the second round of the French presidential election, the…

After dominating the airwaves in the early stages of the campaign, France’s extreme-right candidate Éric Zemmour saw his presidential run falter in the home stretch. His…

Issued on: 10/04/2022 - 06:58 French voters head to the polls for the first round of presidential elections on Sunday after…

Economic policy has taken something of a back seat in a French presidential campaign initially focused on cultural and identity issues, then overshadowed by the war in…

Unruffled by defections and the rise of a far-right challenger, Marine Le Pen has steadied her ship in the final stretch of France’s presidential campaign, pulling ahead…