Marine Le Pen

The leader “underestimated how much the public were turned off by his personality,” one party official told POLITICO.

Multiple high-profile acts of violence and the rising popularity of the far right have convinced the German chancellor to deport migrants who commit crimes.

“The people of France are seeking a sovereign foreign policy that serves their national interests & a break from the dictate of Washington & Brussels,” Moscow said.

Hundreds of candidates from Macron’s camp and the left-wing alliance withdraw in an effort to keep the National Rally out.

As French president pushes through key high-ranking government appointments.

The National Rally candidate “does not deny” wearing a cap emblazoned with a swastika.

Europe’s nationalists have often struggled to field a clean sheet of respectable candidates.

Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is in a strong position after the first round of voting, but the next 24 hours will be crucial as rivals plot to stop the far right.

Markets will certainly make their position known if politicking threatens to stretch public finances.

Calling the snap elections “has now probably contributed to strengthening the far right,” said the co-chair of the German Greens.

Stocks bounce sharply as the first round of voting leaves Le Pen’s National Rally looking short of securing a majority in parliament.

The president must decide if his candidates should drop out and back the left to stop the far right winning power in France.

Emmanuel Macron’s election gamble spectacularly backfired, leaving his centrist alliance trailing the far right and far left.

Early projections show National Rally on course for victory in the vote for a new parliament as Emmanuel Macron’s election gamble backfires.

The U.S. president’s inner circle at first was merely startled by Macron’s gamble, but that initial reaction has curdled into puzzlement and dismay.

New fight brews between French president and surging far right ahead of snap election.

Military and foreign policy have long been seen as the “reserved domain” of the president — but the far right is challenging that assumption.

National Rally has repeatedly questioned Macron’s presidential powers in the event Marine Le Pen’s party wins the snap French parliamentary election.

Far right is warning it will use budget as lever to influence French president’s authority over defense policy.

Meloni’s careful stewardship of the Italian economy has been rewarded by Europe’s famously fickle financial markets. But chaos across the Alps could draw unwanted attention to Italy’s huge debt pile. 

The leader of France’s National Rally reignited market unease after hinting that a major fight with the EU is still on the cards.

Growing grievances over a rural-urban divide help Marine Le Pen’s National Rally make inroads.

A liberal president constantly fighting a far-right prime minister would be a recipe for political catastrophe.