Fillon Campaign Manager Quits
French presidential candidate Francois Fillon has suffered another blow as his campaign manager quit late on Friday. Patrick Stefanini said his resignation will take effect on Sunday night. Earlier,...
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Marine Le Pen Loses Immunity From Prosecution Over IS Images
The European Parliament has lifted French far-right leader Marine Le Pen's immunity from prosecution after she tweeted pictures of so-called Islamic State (IS) violence. Ms Le Pen is under...
Fillon Refuses To Quit French Election Despite Investigation
French centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon says a judge is placing him under investigation over a fake job scandal - but has vowed to continue his election campaign. For weeks, Mr...
Fillon Refuses To Quit French Election Despite Charges
French centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon has said he will fight on, as he announced that a judge was placing him under formal investigation. For weeks, he has fought allegations...
Francois Fillon Faces Charges
French centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon has said he will fight on, as he announced that a judge was placing him under formal investigation. For weeks, he has fought allegations...
Former French Prime Ministers Admit Marine Le Pen Could Win Election
Far-Right leader Marine Le Pen could become French president in May, riding the same wave of anti-establishment resentment which led to Donald Trump's victory, according to several former prime...
Far-Right Le Pen Refuses Head Scarf To Meet Lebanese Mufti
Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen refused on Tuesday to wear a head scarf to meet with Lebanon's top Sunni Muslim cleric. When she arrived at Sheikh Abdellatif Deryan's office in...
Le Pen In Lebanon For First Head of State Meeting
France's far-right leader and presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Monday met for the first time with a foreign head of state, holding talks in Beirut with Lebanon's President Michel Aoun. "We...
France Promises ‘retaliation’ If Russia Meddles In Its Elections
France has warned Russia against meddling in its elections after American intelligence accused Moscow hackers of helping Donald Trump win the US presidency. Foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault...
France’s Fillon To Launch Fightback Against Scandal
French conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon will launch a fightback on Monday against the fake-job scandal that threatens his campaign, a source close to him said. "Counter-attack,"...
Trump’s Whirlwind Start Draws Admiration On French Far-Right
Donald Trump's first two weeks in office have left some European politicians leaders aghast but are drawing cheers from France's far-right National Front (FN) as its leader Marine Le Pen launches her...
Far-Right’s Le Pen Rails Against Globalisation
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has launched her presidential election manifesto with a twin attack on globalisation and radical Islam. The candidate of the National Front (FN) told supporters...
Deadline Passes For National Front Leader To Repay EU Funds
A European Parliament deadline for France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen to return more than €300,000(£257,000; $321,000) it says she has misspent, has passed. The presidential candidate had...
France Thwarts 24,000 Cyber-Attacks Against Defence Targets
France says it was the subject of 24,000 cyber-attacks against defence targets last year. Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said such attacks were doubling every year and this year's presidential...
France Military Chief’s Clarion Call To Boost Defence Spending
France’s military chief on Wednesday took the unusual step of urging the country's next president to raise defence spending in a rare public appeal. Chief of Defence General Pierre de Villiers...
Marine Le Pen Short of Funds For 2017 Presidential Run, Party Says
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen lacks the resources needed to fund a presidential campaign in 2017 because French banks refuse to lend her National Front party money for political reasons, a...
French Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Hails Trump Win
France's far-right leader has told the BBC that Donald Trump's victory in the US has boosted her own chances of being elected president next year. Marine Le Pen, who leads the French National Front...
Could Trump’s Win Boost Le Pen’s Chances In France?
Nobody is rushing to make political predictions right now. But with the French presidential election less than six months away, shockwaves from Donald Trump's victory are already striking Paris....