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 Eighteen French soldiers, including a few officers, who signed an open letter warning about the risk of "civil war" in France will face sanctions before a military council, the armed forces chief of staff said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210429/french-officers-face-sanctions-after-civil-war-warning Thu, 29 Apr 2021 10:26:46 +0200 french-officers-face-sanctions-after-civil-war-warning An open letter signed by several hundred French ex military personnel, including former generals, that warned of impending "civil war" and "thousands of deaths" has sparked uproar in France and is now the subject of an investigation and potential punishments. Here's what you need to know about it. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210427/five-minutes-to-understand-why-a-group-of-french-military-veterans-are-warning-of-civil-war Tue, 27 Apr 2021 16:19:45 +0200 five-minutes-to-understand-why-a-group-of-french-military-veterans-are-warning-of-civil-war Marine Le Pen, leader of the French far-right National Front, joined notorious anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders in The Hague on Wednesday to announce a "historic" Europe-wide alliance of far-right parties ahead of next year's European elections. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131113/le-pen-discusses-european-far-right-alliance-with-wilders Wed, 13 Nov 2013 18:30:00 +0100 le-pen-discusses-european-far-right-alliance-with-wilders Three French far-right groups implicated in the death of an anti-fascist activist during a brawl in Paris last month were officially banned by the government on Wednesday. The ban has been slammed as "an abuse of power" by the leader of one of the groups. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130710/france-outlaws-far-right-groups-after-activists-death Wed, 10 Jul 2013 18:56:00 +0200 france-outlaws-far-right-groups-after-activists-death A parliamentary by-election has left the French government humiliated after the ruling Socialist party was eliminated in the first round. The run-off ballot will be fought out between the opposition UMP party and the far-right National Front. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130617/by-election-socialists-pushed-out-by-far-right Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:28:36 +0200 by-election-socialists-pushed-out-by-far-right