Since returning to the helm of the conservative Union for a Popular Movement (U.M.P.), six months ago, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been looking for ways to distract the nation from ...

On November 17 at a congress in Le Bourget near Paris, the traditional parties of the French bourgeoisie agreed to unite in a new organisation—the Union for a Popular Movement (Union pour un ...

National Rally president Jordan Bardella called the headquarters raid a "harassment operation" amid investigations into ...

The French moderate right-wing is struggling.The National Rally of Marine Le Pen continues to rise in the polls, driven by the judicial setback against its leader, while The Republicans (heirs of ...

The French far-right party Rassemblement National (National Rally, or RN) made historical gains on June 9, dominating the European elections by a landslide with 31.5% of votes. Fronted by the ...

PARIS -- French police raided the headquarters of far-right party National Rally on Wednesday and seized documents and ...

It's the same factors that led the right-leaning National Rally to win 31.4% of the votes, the largest share of any French party in the European Union elections earlier this month.

On Friday night, on the France2 news station, Jean-Luc Mélenchon announced the New Popular Ecological and Social Union (NUPES) between his party, Unsubmissive France (La France Insoumise—LFI ...

Ariane Bogain is affiliated with the trade union UCU. The 2017 French presidential election was destined to go down to the wire and it didn’t disappoint. The traditional political landscape has ...

During a nationwide strike last week, members of the far-left CGT union who work in the energy sector cut power to the office of a lawmaker from Mr. Macron’s party for more than three hours.

OP-ED. Analyzing previous political coalitions in the 20th century, the historian Marc Lazar looks at the fragile alliance around La France Insoumise ahead of the June 12 and 19 legislative elections.

NICE, France — Empowered by a stunning triumph at the European elections, France’s far-right National Rally on Tuesday hit the national campaign trail with its star leader, Jo… ...