National Front (FN)
Suspense as French far right eyes first regional prize
France voted on Dec. 13 with the far-right National Front (FN) hoping to win control of a region for the first time, giving leader Marine Le Pen a launchpad for her presidential bid in 2017.
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French far right wins record votes in first poll since attacks
France's far-right National Front (FN) saw record gains in the first round of regional polls Sunday, held under a state of emergency just three weeks after Islamic extremists killed 130 people in Paris.
Despite the strong result, it faces an uphill battle to clinch a run-off vote next week after Socialists withdrew candidates in an attempt to block it from power.
France regional polls open in first vote since Paris attacks
Polls opened Dec. 6 in France for a key regional vote that came three weeks after jihadist attacks in Paris that left 130 people dead.
France's Le Pen booted out of his far-right party
Jean-Marie Le Pen, France's elderly, far-right master provocateur, was booted out of the National Front (FN) he founded on Aug. 20 after a high-profile feud with his daughter and party leader Marine.
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France's Jean-Marie Le Pen suspended from own far-right party
France's far-right National Front (FN) on May 3 suspended founder Jean-Marie Le Pen over a string of controversial remarks and amid a deepening feud with his daughter Marine, who now leads the party.
France's Jean-Marie Le Pen steps back to ease family feud
Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France?s far-right National Front (FN), said April 13 he would not seek its ticket to stand in regional polls, taking some of the sting out of a damaging public row with his daughter Marine, the party?s current leader.
French right deals major blow to ruling Socialists in local elections
France's ruling Socialists took a drubbing in run-off local polls on March 29 that saw major gains for former president Nicolas Sarkozy and the far-right ahead of 2017 presidential elections.
France right-wing edges out National Front in local elections
France's right-wing parties, led by former president Nicolas Sarkozy, edged out the far-right National Front to take first place in local elections on Sunday, in a crucial test ahead of 2017 presidential elections.
EU Parliament calls in fraud squad over National Front suspicions
The European Parliament announced March 9 that it had alerted anti-fraud investigators to possible financial irregularities committed by France's far-right National Front (FN) party over salaries paid to EU parliamentary assistants.