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Le Pen Convicted: Three Years Prison, €100k Fine, but Eligible for the Presidency
The clock, not the bench, just cleared her for a 2027 run, but whether Marine Le Pen will run a campaign wearing an ankle tag or not is the question the…
Jul 7
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Julien Hoez
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Marine Le Pen's Verdict Lands Tuesday, and France's 2027 Race Just Shifted
The presidential election dates are official, the RN is bracing for two outcomes, and a new poll has François Hollande leading a divided left.
Jul 5
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Julien Hoez
17
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5
A Plan to Reinvent Paris, and a Judicial System That Failed a Child
France's Haut-Commissariat proposes abolishing the Métropole du Grand Paris, while the murder of 11-year-old Lyhanna exposes a judiciary drowning in…
Jun 7
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Julien Hoez
20
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Macron Backs Montenegro's EU Accession as France Becomes First in Europe to Reimburse Weight-Loss Drugs
Paris reaffirms support for Montenegro's 2028 accession target ahead of the Western Balkans Summit, while setting a European precedent on GLP-1…
May 31
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Julien Hoez
10
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Gabriel Attal enters the 2027 presidential race
The Renaissance leader declared his candidacy in rural Aveyron, as France again tops EU investment rankings and Ben-Gvir is banned from French territory
May 24
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Julien Hoez
12
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Philippe's Le Havre problem just became a Presidential problem
The PNF has referred the Cité numérique file to a juge d'instruction. The centrist favourite is now fighting to stay clean.
May 20
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Julien Hoez
3
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Bardella Faces EU Fraud Probe Amid French Election Scandal
Bardella faces an EPPO investigation, Le Pen awaits her appeal ruling, an Israeli firm is accused of election interference in France, and Attal is…
May 17
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Julien Hoez
18
4
3
Macron: Orion 26 "clear signal" to adversaries; French Army swamped with recruits
France's largest military exercise since the Cold War wraps up, the new voluntary national service scheme is oversubscribed on day one, and the…
May 3
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Julien Hoez
30
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Macron Pledges to Defend Europe as France Braces for Iran Energy Crisis
The French President reaffirms mutual defence commitments in Athens, warns against panic over Strait of Hormuz disruption, and Glucksmann eyes 2027 on…
Apr 26
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Julien Hoez
15
1
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Macron Leads European Push to Reopen Hormuz, French Soldier Killed in Lebanon
A deadly attack on a UN peacekeeping patrol and a global energy crisis converge in a defining week for French foreign policy
Apr 19
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Julien Hoez
8
3
Rima Hassan Arrested, a French Ship Passes Hormuz Blockade, and Macron Courts Japan & Korea
An MEP faces terrorism apologia charges, a French vessel navigates the Iran-controlled strait, and Emmanuel Macron returns from Tokyo and Seoul with…
Apr 5
19
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France Beats Deficit Forecast, Macron Approval Climbs, Alstom Wins €915m Contract
INSEE figures beat government forecasts as the Lecornu government steadies the ship, Macron climbs in the polls, and French industry scores a huge win…
Mar 29
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Julien Hoez
14
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