Le Pen’s daughter, Marine Le Pen, transformed the National Front, now named the National Rally, into one of France’s most powerful political forces. She is now eyeing the 2027 presidential election.

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

Both the far-right National Rally and center-left Socialist Party declined to back a no-confidence vote in new French Prime ...

Over 1,000 people attended a memorial ceremony in central Paris for the founder of France’s main far-right party, Jean-Marie ...

PARIS -- France’s new prime minister, François Bayrou, is facing his first major test at parliament on Tuesday as his ...

PARIS - The long-term survival prospects of French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's minority government have shrunk as he ...

Emmanuel Macron has seen his approval ratings plummet to a six-year low, according to a new poll. The French President ...

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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 ...

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.