Marine Le Pen
This burger could kill the EU
Farmers furious about lab-grown meat are taking their fight to the heart of the European project.
Attack on Donald Trump strikes fear into European hearts
Europe’s populists use Trump shooting to slam the left
The end of the French exception
France is at a historic turning point — and it has been here before
At NATO, the center left is having its moment. It won’t last.
Le Pen accuses French left of plotting Capitol-style insurrection
A prominent figure from the left called for a ‘march’ on the prime minister’s office.
How Le Pen’s far right blew it
Bad candidates, incompetence and a fierce fightback by rivals denied the National Rally its election dream.
France has no majority. But these policies might.
POLITICO looks at the policies with the best chance of making it through France’s new hung parliament.
Marine Le Pen hit by shock probe into 2022 presidential campaign funding
France’s far-right chief faces corruption investigation.
Ukraine builds a NATO-lite while it waits for the real thing
Non-binding pacts are “second-best” to belonging to the alliance, but they’re the best Kyiv can get for now.
Macron’s camp plots unlikely comeback amid French election chaos
With no one in charge, the French president’s allies believe anything is possible.
French election gridlock means yet more uncertainty for Europe
Emmanuel Macron’s battles at home means he risks losing sway in Brussels.
How France voted: Charts and maps
POLITICO analyzes the vote that redrew French politics, in which the left beat Marine Le Pen’s far right.
Patriots for Europe becomes EU parliament’s 3rd-largest group, picks Jordan Bardella as president
France’s National Rally has a new home in the European Parliament, together with Viktor Orbán’s party, Fidesz.
Kremlin mopes over French election results
“We do not harbor any special hopes” for improving ties with France, Moscow said.
Marine Le Pen: 0. Kylian Mbappé: 1.
France’s football team scores result it wanted in election second round.
French election: Incumbent PM to stay on while victorious French left seeks replacement
Following the left’s shock win, no single party or alliance is able to form a majority.
5 things to know about France’s messy election
What happens now? Did Macron’s snap election work? Is Le Pen finished? POLITICO walks you through the rubble.
Who could be the next French PM?
The winning left-wing alliance has many options for Prime Minister. None of them will make everyone happy.
Marine Le Pen vs. Jordan Bardella: France’s next power struggle
A budding rivalry could tear apart the French far right’s “winning ticket.”
French election shocker: reaction and analysis
France has voted and the results are in — our POLITICO team in Paris discusses the surprising results of the final round of the parliamentary election in …
Le Pen’s National Rally to take control of far-right Patriots in EU Parliament
The new group, which also includes Viktor Orbán’s MEPs, is set to become the third-biggest force in Parliament.
French left beats Le Pen’s far right in election shock
Macron’s snap election saddles France with a messy hung parliament as the price for stopping the far right.
French election: Nazi attire and racist comments dog Le Pen’s campaign
National Rally leadership is under fire for fielding candidates who have made racist comments or done favors for the Russian government.
French election: Your guide to the final round of voting
A far-right win, a hung parliament … All options are on the table in Sunday’s existential vote.
Dutch, Spanish far-right parties to join Orbán’s Patriots for Europe
Hungarian leader needs only one more national party for his right-wing alliance to qualify as an official grouping in the European Parliament.
Panic mode: Biden and Le Pen imperil mainstream politics
Just days before the final round of France’s snap parliamentary elections, we discuss possible scenarios for what could emerge from the messy political situation in Paris: shiny …
Europe has avoided the nuke question for decades. No longer
America has protected Europe with is nuclear umbrella for more than 70 years. In the era of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, the continent is quietly debating a different nuclear future.
Surging Le Pen threatens Macron’s European defense dreams
The far-right National Rally remains Euroskeptic and suspicious of NATO despite recent toned-down rhetoric.
The end of Le Pen?