Russian Firm Sues Marine Le Pen’s Party for $10 Million Debt
A Russian firm is suing France’s far-right National Rally party, led by Marine Le Pen, for failing to repay a multimillion-euro loan, court documents show.
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Marine Le Pen Owes $347K to EU Parliament for Assistant
Far-right French politician Marine Le Pen must reimburse the European Parliament for the cost of an assistant’s six-year employment, the EU General Court ruled Tuesday.
Read moreFrench Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Charged Over IS Photos
French prosecutors filed preliminary charges Thursday against far-right leader Marine Le Pen for tweeting brutal images of Islamic State violence, in a new blow to a woman long seen as the face of Europe’s anti-immigrant populism.
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Tensions Tear at France’s Far-Right After Election Loss
Tensions within France’s far-right National Front party, on the rise since leader Marine Le Pen’s resounding loss in the country’s May presidential race, are hitting a crescendo as Le Pen prepares to reset party priorities.
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A Polished Le Pen Maintains Gritty Image in French Vote
The months of grueling campaigning have polished her image. The driving ambition has been softened to widen her appeal to French voters.
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French Choice: Risk Le Pen or Embrace Safer Macron
After an election campaign like no other, France is about to have a president like no other: either Marine Le Pen, a far-right populist who could reshape Europe’s post-war order and become France’s first female leader, or Emmanuel Macron, a brainy upstart who’s daring the French to gamble on a startup-style new political construction.
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Le Pen and Macron Face Off in High-Stakes TV Debate
Looking to land — but not receive — a knockout blow, French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen faced off Wednesday night in a high-stakes, high-pressure, head-to-head debate on live primetime TV.
Read morePlagiarism Or a ‘Wink’? Le Pen Lifts Conservative’s Speech
Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen lifted verbatim parts of a speech by a former rival in what her critics called plagiarism and her aides said was a deliberate “wink” to him to woo his conservative voters in France’s presidential runoff Sunday.
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France’s Le Pen Upstages Rival Macron with Stop at Factory
Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen upstaged her centrist opponent Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday by making a surprise campaign stop to a home appliance factory that’s the latest hot-button symbol of French job losses to plants overseas.
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Supporters of France’s National Front Mirror Trump Voters
When voters head to the polls for the first round of the French presidential election on Sunday they won’t only be deciding who will qualify to compete in the election’s second round, on May 7, but also whether the populist wave that propelled the Brexit and swept Donald Trump into the White House will maintain its momentum.
Read moreLe Pen Criticized for Denying French Blame in WWII Roundup
France’s far-right presidential contender Marine Le Pen has prompted a major outcry by denying that the French government was responsible for the roundup of Jews in World War II.
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EU Parliament Lifts Le Pen Immunity Over Gruesome Tweets
The European Parliament voted Thursday to lift French far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s immunity from prosecution for tweeting gruesome images of violence, a crime carrying a maximum sentence of three years in prison.
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