French nationalists
Political “earthquake” in France: Macron loses majority in Parliament, Le Pen soars
Marine Le Pen “National Rally” increased the number of its deputies fivefold taking from 80 to 100 seats
Macron seeks to heal French divisions after re-election
French President Emmanuel Macron faced the daunting challenge of uniting a deeply divided nation Monday after winning re-election in a battle against Marine Le Pen that saw the far right come its closest yet to taking power.
Centrist Macron won 58.54 percent of the vote in the second-round run-off compared with 41.46 for Le Pen, according to final results from the interior ministry.
French elections: Emmanuel Macron, a Pyrrhic victory?
The relief is enormous not only in France, but also in Europe, as well as on the other side of the Atlantic, at a geopolitically critical juncture.
Emmanuel Macron prevailed over the far-right Marine Le Pen - the first President in France to secure a second term in the last 20 years.
France’s Macron wins new term after far-right battle
French President Emmanuel Macron is set to begin efforts to unite a deeply divided nation after winning re-election on Appril 24 in a battle against rival Marine Le Pen that saw the far right come its closest yet to taking power.
France: EU fraud agency investigating candidate Le Pen
Paris prosecutors are studying a report by the European Union's fraud agency accusing French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and other members of her nationalist party of misusing public funds while serving in the European Parliament.
French far-right falls short in regional elections ahead of presidential vote
The French far-right again failed to win a single region in elections on June 27 exit polls showed, depriving its leader Marine Le Pen of a chance to show her party is fit for power ahead of next year's presidential election.
Le Pen suffers disappointment in French regional polls
The party of France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen performed weaker than expected in the first round of regional elections on June 20, in a vote marked by record levels of abstention.
Early projections showed the center-right Republicans party on course to top June 20's vote, while Le Pen's National Rally undershot predictions based on voter surveys conducted last week.