The Irish Times

French right shaken by extremist commentator’s likely presidential run

Level of support for Éric Zemmour, who has three hate speech convictions, is disturbing

Sat Jul 17 2021 - 05:00

Macron on the back foot as France’s presidential election campaign starts in earnest

Poor local election results may not mean much but the president’s party base remains weak

Thu Jul 01 2021 - 20:00

Macron and Le Pen the big losers in French elections

Conservative Les Républicains and Socialist parties retain control of regions across France

Mon Jun 28 2021 - 08:55

The Irish Times view on France’s election: a bad day for frontrunners

President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen fared badly in regional polls at the weekend

Mon Jun 21 2021 - 19:45

Le Pen’s party fails to meet expectations in French regional elections

Poor first-round results for far-right Rassemblement National in record low turnout

Sun Jun 20 2021 - 20:56

Macron slapped in face by member of public during walkabout

French president describes incident southern town of Tain-l’Hermitage as ‘isolated event’

Tue Jun 08 2021 - 14:23

France bans far-right group Génération Identitaire

Government condemns anti-immigrant faction as ‘armed wing of extremism and xenophobia’

Wed Mar 03 2021 - 19:19

Emmanuel Macron under pressure as Covid vaccination rollout falters

France’s handling of coronavirus crisis raises questions over president’s ability to win re-election

Sun Feb 07 2021 - 15:18

Tide of outrage in France follows beheading of teacher

Protests follow murder of teacher by 18-year-old unconnected to victim or school

Sun Oct 18 2020 - 21:00

Coronavirus: France orders masks be worn in all workplaces

Between a fifth and a quarter of infections are occurring in workplaces

Tue Aug 18 2020 - 19:16

Civil servant appointed as French PM after Philippe stands down

Jean Castex, ‘perfect clone’ of predecessor, tasked with helping Macron change direction

Fri Jul 03 2020 - 19:13

The Irish Times view on the French election: a green surge

Municipal elections can be a poor guide to national performance

Mon Jun 29 2020 - 18:00

Environmentalists win big in ‘green wave’ of French municipal elections

Europe Écologie Les Verts seize town halls in Besançon, Bordeaux, Lyon and Strasbourg

Sun Jun 28 2020 - 21:34

Macron indulges in self-flattery with homage to Charles de Gaulle

French president hoping to be seen as a modern-day de Gaulle as he eyes re-election

Thu Jun 18 2020 - 19:30

Pension reform goal eroding Macron party as more members depart

‘Parliamentary fiasco’ claims as La République en Marche seeks to raise retirement age

Fri Mar 06 2020 - 20:36

Macron promises to vanquish ‘Islamist separatism’ in France

Critics accuse president of unrolling new strategy to limit losses in March’s elections

Tue Feb 18 2020 - 18:50

France torn over treatment of Muslims following attack at police HQ

Macron under pressure to take a stand on issues including the wearing of headscarves

Fri Oct 18 2019 - 05:00

Macron takes tougher immigration stance in bid to compete with far right

French president plans to clamp down on abuses in hope of winning over right-wing voters

Mon Oct 07 2019 - 20:00

French military nails its colours to Marine Le Pen’s mast

Voting patterns in French army have swung towards far-right since 2012, research finds

Mon Jul 29 2019 - 20:01

‘More dangerous’ than Le Pen: Marion Maréchal eyes long game

Heir apparent of French far-right an enthusiastic recruiter for her aunt, Marine Le Pen

Mon Jul 08 2019 - 11:58