2027 French presidential election: A real campaign is needed to slow the far right

EDITORIAL. Unlike in 2022, when the presidential campaign was overshadowed by the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and the late entry of Emmanuel Macron, French voters should, in the 2027 election, have the chance to make their choice after a full and exemplary political debate.
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French far right to protest in Paris against Le Pen's election ban

Then presidential candidate of Front National, Marine Le Pen, addresses her followers after the first round of the election. Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally has organized a major protest for Paris on Sunday after a court barred her from the next ...
NBC New York

Paris faces uncertain 2025 as Macron admits snap elections destabilized France

As France enters the new year, there's little hope that the political and economic uncertainty that's been plaguing the euro zone's second-largest economy for months will disappear in 2025. France was plunged into a political crisis last summer when snap ...
Seeking Alpha

France political chaos: Le Pen barred from election, Trump calls it a 'very big deal'

France's political turmoil has deepened even further as Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader seen as the frontrunner to win the 2027 presidential election, was banned from running for office for five years after being convicted of embezzlement. A Paris ...
The Hill

Here’s a look at the election ban on France’s far-right Le Pen and the legal issues

PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has denounced as “a democratic scandal” the court ruling that placed a five-year ban on her seeking public office for embezzling European Union funds. The Paris court says it would be undemocratic to ...
The Forward

Ahead of Election, Sarkozy Courts French Jews

Trailing in the polls and with elections just 10 weeks away, French President Nicolas Sarkozy went to one of his most reliable bases of support — French Jews — to drum up enthusiasm. On the morning of Feb. 8, Sarkozy met at Elysees Palace with released ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Le Pen to Appeal French Election Ban After Embezzlement Ruling

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s presidential ambitions were dealt a potential death blow after she was convicted of embezzlement by a French court and barred from running in the next election in 2027. Her lawyer vowed to appeal the ruling. Judges at the ...

Could France head to early elections as the government faces two no-confidence votes?

Threatened by two motions of no-confidence, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has asked the Minister of the Interior to look into the possibility of holding legislative elections on the same dates as municipal elections.
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