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 far-right National Rally said on Sunday that its future was in doubt after judges withheld €2 million in public subsidies over allegations the party illegally took millions in European Parliament funding. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180708/france-cuts-off-national-rally-cash-over-eu-funding-probe-lepen Sun, 08 Jul 2018 20:19:36 +0200 france-cuts-off-national-rally-cash-over-eu-funding-probe-lepen France's far-right figurehead Jean-Marie Le Pen has left hospital after 11 days of treatment for a "dangerous pulmonary complication", an aide told AFP on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180624/frances-le-pen-out-of-hospital-for-90th-birthday-party Sun, 24 Jun 2018 04:32:47 +0200 frances-le-pen-out-of-hospital-for-90th-birthday-party The niece of far-right National Front president Marine Le Pen is set to open a political academy to "discover and train" future right-wing leaders in June. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180424/marine-le-pens-niece-set-to-open-political-academy-in-june Tue, 24 Apr 2018 17:32:50 +0200 marine-le-pens-niece-set-to-open-political-academy-in-june Hardline former French MP Marion Marechal-Le Pen told American conservatives Thursday that her nation's far-right movement was "standing side by side" with the supporters and nationalist policies of President Donald Trump. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180223/france-first-for-the-french-le-pens-niece-tells-us-right-wingers Fri, 23 Feb 2018 10:02:37 +0100 france-first-for-the-french-le-pens-niece-tells-us-right-wingers Criminal charges, banking problems and the loss of her right-hand man: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen insists she is not going anywhere after her presidential defeat, yet her woes are mounting. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171215/i-will-not-stop-says-struggling-marine-le-pen Fri, 15 Dec 2017 11:10:13 +0100 i-will-not-stop-says-struggling-marine-le-pen French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday said she would take banking giants HSBC and Societe Generale to court for discrimination after they moved to close her personal and party accounts. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171122/le-pen-slams-banking-fatwa-against-national-front-after-accounts-closed Wed, 22 Nov 2017 15:27:36 +0100 le-pen-slams-banking-fatwa-against-national-front-after-accounts-closed Marine Le Pen's National Front party continues to lurch from one crisis to another after the vice-president Florian Philippot, one of her closest allies, announced he was quitting on Thursday morning after a very public dispute with his leader. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170921/france-marine-le-pen-deputy-philippot-quits-as-national-front-party-rift-deepens Thu, 21 Sep 2017 11:16:13 +0200 france-marine-le-pen-deputy-philippot-quits-as-national-front-party-rift-deepens France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen, whose National Front (FN) party emerged weakened and divided from this year's elections, said on Saturday she was "determined" to revitalise her movement. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170910/frances-le-pen-determined-to-revitalise-far-right Sun, 10 Sep 2017 06:11:00 +0200 frances-le-pen-determined-to-revitalise-far-right France's far-right National Front (FN) said Saturday it would maintain its goal of seeing the nation out of the euro common currency, despite urging by some in the party to ditch the stance as a vote-loser. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170723/frances-far-right-national-front-keeps-euro-exit-stance Sun, 23 Jul 2017 11:16:15 +0200 frances-far-right-national-front-keeps-euro-exit-stance France's far-right National Front (FN) began meeting Friday for a soul-searching exercise after leader Marine Le Pen was routed in May's presidential election. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170721/frances-far-right-takes-stock-of-vote-failure Fri, 21 Jul 2017 15:05:10 +0200 frances-far-right-takes-stock-of-vote-failure French police have said they want to stop guarding the National Front leader's house due to "unacceptable working conditions". https://www.thelocal.fr/20170628/french-police-want-to-stop-guarding-le-pen-home Wed, 28 Jun 2017 12:52:14 +0200 french-police-want-to-stop-guarding-le-pen-home Marine Le Pen's far-right National Front suffered a severe setback on Sunday, as her success in reaching the French presidential runoff failed to translate into support in parliamentary polls. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170612/national-front-all-set-for-parliamentary-election-upset-after-disappointing-first-round Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:09:45 +0200 national-front-all-set-for-parliamentary-election-upset-after-disappointing-first-round French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has said she will run in next month's parliamentary election in which her National Front party hopes to become the leading opposition force. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170519/frances-le-pen-to-run-for-legislative-elections Fri, 19 May 2017 14:26:11 +0200 frances-le-pen-to-run-for-legislative-elections Marion Marechal-Le Pen, seen as the rising star of the National Front and a possible successor to her aunt Marine Le Pen has made a shock move to quit politics. But it may not be the last time we hear from France's youngest MP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170510/the-third-le-pen-marion-marechal-le-pen-national-front-france Wed, 10 May 2017 11:55:14 +0200 the-third-le-pen-marion-marechal-le-pen-national-front-france Who are they, where are they, and what matters most to the record number of voters supporting Marine Le Pen? https://www.thelocal.fr/20170425/who-are-the-eight-million-voters-expected-to-back-le-pen Tue, 25 Apr 2017 16:48:17 +0200 who-are-the-eight-million-voters-expected-to-back-le-pen A small fire broke out at the National Front headquarters on Thursday morning, causing minimal damage but coming with a threat from an anti-racism group. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170413/national-front-headquarters-in-paris-hit-in-attempted-arson Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:13:53 +0200 national-front-headquarters-in-paris-hit-in-attempted-arson France's far-right National Front (FN) party suspended its top official in the southeastern city of Nice on Wednesday after he was secretly filmed denying the extent of the Holocaust. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170316/national-front-official-suspended-for-denying-holocaust Thu, 16 Mar 2017 10:00:32 +0100 national-front-official-suspended-for-denying-holocaust France's Marine Le Pen ignored a summons on Friday by a magistrate investigating allegations that she and members of her National Front party misused money from the European parliament, legal sources told AFP. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170311/le-pen-ignores-summons-over-expenses-case Sat, 11 Mar 2017 09:39:33 +0100 le-pen-ignores-summons-over-expenses-case A film about rising nationalism in Europe featuring a character similar to French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is set to hit screens in France on Wednesday. But will it hurt or help the National Front? https://www.thelocal.fr/20170222/will-new-film-with-le-pen-character-hurt-the-far-right-in-france Wed, 22 Feb 2017 09:29:08 +0100 will-new-film-with-le-pen-character-hurt-the-far-right-in-france A town in southern France is set to get a 'Brexit Street' after its far-right mayor decided to honour Britain's decision to leave the European Union. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161227/french-towns-far-right-mayor-gets-brexit-street-to-pay-homage-to-uk-vote Tue, 27 Dec 2016 16:26:25 +0100 french-towns-far-right-mayor-gets-brexit-street-to-pay-homage-to-uk-vote