The memorial for Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was known for his racist and antisemitic remarks, comes as the National Rally has become the driving force in French politics.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s main far-right party and a polarizing figure in French politics, is being buried in a private family ceremony in his hometown of La Trinité-sur-Mer in Brittany.

Over 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony in central Paris for the founder of France’s main far-right party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, who died last week at the age of 96

Both the far-right National Rally and center-left Socialist Party declined to back a no-confidence vote in new French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou. But France's parliament remains bitterly divided.

PARIS -- France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, is facing his first major test at parliament on Tuesday as his government has no majority amid unprecedented political instability.

PARIS - The long-term survival prospects of French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's minority government have shrunk as he fights to keep the Socialist Party from backing a no-confidence vote on Thursday.

she quickly took steps towards making it electable – rebranding it the National Rally (RN) and cleaning up its image in a policy known as "de-demonisation". Her father threatened to derail the ...

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Emmanuel Macron has seen his approval ratings plummet to a six-year low, according to a new poll. The French President plunged his country into political turmoil last summer, after calling a snap election. This followed a disastrous performance by his Renaissance Party in the European elections in June 2024.

Jordan Bardella, the leader of the far-right National Rally (RN), dismissed it as "idle ... who appointed Bayrou as France's fourth prime minister within a year only last month.

He loved France and its people and they had values that are being ... rapidly took steps towards making the far right an electable force, renaming it the National Rally (RN) and embarking on a policy known as “dediabolisation” (de-demonisation).

Jean-Marie Le Pen brought fascist views into the French mainstream, writes Nabila Ramdani. She reflects on his far-right legacy following his death.