Marine Le Pen

French far-right leaders say they have won enough seats to form Senate caucus

Kremlin rejects Le Pen/Bardella rebuke, says Russia is no threat to France

Jordan Bardella, president of the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) political party, speaks after the State of the European Union address (SOTEU) by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France, September 16, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman

French must come first, far-right leader Marine Le Pen says at presidential campaign launch

Far-right leader and frontrunner in the French presidency race, Marine Le Pen (right), and Rassemblement National (RN) party president, Jordan Bardella (left), react on stage at the end of a rally in Henin-Beaumont, northern France, on Sept 13, 2026.

Meloni the survivor offers lessons for Europe’s far right

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arriving at Ankara Airport ahead of the NATO leaders’ summit in Turkey on July 7.

Le Pen seeks to woo French business leaders at first presidential debate

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, member of parliament for the Rassemblement National (National Rally - RN) party, leaves after a party meeting at the Rassemblement National headquarters in Paris, France, July 7, 2026. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

French far-left leader Melenchon close to presidential runoff, poll shows

Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI), delivers a speech during a campaign rally to support the list \"Etre Bondy\" for the upcoming mayoral election in Bondy near Paris, France, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor

French far-left leader Melenchon seen reaching presidential runoff, poll shows

FILE PHOTO: Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of French far-left opposition party La France Insoumise (France Unbowed - LFI), delivers a speech during a campaign rally to support the list \"Etre Bondy\" for the upcoming mayoral election in Bondy near Paris, France, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/ File Photo

French presidential candidate Philippe wins support of minister Darmanin

FILE PHOTO: Edouard Philippe, Mayor of Le Havre and leader of French political party Horizons (HOR), attends the christening ceremony of the container ship CMA CGM NOTRE DAME at the France Port 2000 Terminal in Le Havre, France, July 2, 2026. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo

Marine Le Pen extends lead in French election poll after court ruling

Marine Le Pen said she is appealing to the country’s top court and has calculated that she will be in a position to be elected president.

How will French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s legal problems affect her presidential campaign?

The Paris appeals court found Le Pen guilty of misusing EU funds to pay party staff and sentenced her to three years in prison.

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