The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed France's Zemmour fined €10,000 over claim WWII leader 'saved' Jews French far-right politician Eric Zemmour was ordered on Wednesday to pay a fine of €10,000 for contesting crimes against humanity by saying Nazi collaborator Philippe Petain had "saved" French Jews during World War II. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250402/frances-zemmour-fined-e10000-over-claim-wwii-leader-saved-jews Wed, 02 Apr 2025 18:33:36 +0200 frances-zemmour-fined-e10000-over-claim-wwii-leader-saved-jews French far-right hope Zemmour attacks welfare handouts French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour on Saturday used a meeting in the northern city of Lille to launch a tirade against welfare handouts. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220205/french-far-right-hope-zemmour-attacks-welfare-handouts Sat, 05 Feb 2022 20:26:27 +0100 french-far-right-hope-zemmour-attacks-welfare-handouts ANALYSIS: We can expect more violence during French presidential campaign The first election rally by French far-right runner Eric Zemmour was marred by several violent incidents against anti-racism protesters, the media and even the candidate himself. Is this a worrying sign of things to come during the French presidential election campaign? https://www.thelocal.fr/20211207/analysis-we-can-expect-more-violence-during-french-presidential-campaign Tue, 07 Dec 2021 10:03:52 +0100 analysis-we-can-expect-more-violence-during-french-presidential-campaign