Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by ARFI Fabrice
Prime minister François Bayrou may not have known everything about the abuses being committed at the private Catholic school at Bétharram in south-west France, but he knew enough while occupying various political posts over the years to at least have tried to take action. Yet he did nothing. On (…)
, by ROUGET Antton, SALVI Ellen
At the beginning of last week the far-right politician Marine Le Pen was convicted of embezzling European Parliament funds and immediately banned from running for public office for five years, ruling her out of the 2027 presidential contest. Her party, Rassemblement National, yesterday held a (…)
, by APLUTSOC
Aplutsoc examines the rallies and protests held across France on April 6th, following the conviction of Marine Le Pen and other leaders of the far right National Rally (RN) and assesses the implications for the struggle against far-right movements and the Trump/Putin alliance. For international (…)
, by DEJEAN Mathieu, PALHETA Ugo
In the wake of Marine Le Pen’s ineligibility ruling, renowned sociologist Ugo Palheta offers a sobering analysis of France’s political landscape. Author of several acclaimed works on the far right and the forthcoming “How Fascism is Winning France,” Palheta warns that judicial victories alone (…)
, by VIDÍMOVÁ Sára
French politician Marine Le Pen has been sentenced to four years in prison. Additionally, she is barred from participating in any elections for five years. How will this judicial decision impact the political situation?
On Monday, 31 March, a long-awaited hearing took place at the Paris (…)
, by NPA / NPA l’Anticapitaliste
In the so-called European Parliament parliamentary assistants case, Marine Le Pen was sentenced on Monday, 31 March to 4 years in prison, including 2 suspended, a €200,000 fine and 5 years of ineligibility... with immediate enforcement. Thus, taking into account the usual judicial delays before (…)
, par CHRISAFIS Angelique
The far-right leader has been banned from running for office for five years after an EU parliament fake jobs scam
Marine Le Pen in France’s national assembly on Tuesday. Photograph : Blondet Eliot/ABACA/Rex/Shutterstock
After a nine-week trial, the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was (…)
, by APLUTSOC
The court decision taken today against Ms Le Pen and a group of RN dignitaries, including Mr Alliot, Mayor of Perpignan, is, as stated in the APRÈS press release, a logical decision that has in fact been long overdue: the damning facts, combining misappropriation of public funds and private (…)
, by HURST Alexander
The far right leader is banned and disgraced. European leaders can seize this moment to show voters they will fight for them
Marine Le Pen leaves the courthouse in Paris, 31 March 2025. Photograph: Abdul Saboor/Reuters
The French justice system chose courage over surrender. The law was (…)
, by GRAULLE Pauline, RAMDANI Ilyes
The right and far-right have aggressively criticised attacked the judges who imposed an immediate ineligibility penalty against the National Rally leader. La France Insoumise was the only left-wing party to join the criticism.
The National Rally (RN) communication strategy has found (…)
, by DEJEAN Mathieu
If radical left parties are seeking a path to “stop the march to war”, antimilitarist and pacifist traditions are largely overshadowed by international events. Partly stunned, sometimes inaudible, these political groups are quietly rebuilding themselves.
An atmosphere of studious mutiny reigns (…)
, by PEILLON Luc
For the past week, the Insoumis leaders have been hammering home the same message: Paris has only sent weapons to Kyiv, without ever promoting, as they demand, a negotiated end to the war.
“We were right from the beginning.” This has been the position of the leaders of La France Insoumise (…)
, by Union syndicale Solidaires
The President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, addressed the population on 5 March. He announced significant defence expenditure, proclaimed that France was threatened by Russia, and invited the country’s political, economic, and trade union forces to make proposals. He thus played the little (…)
, by DEJEAN Mathieu, ESCALONA Fabien, GRAULLE Pauline
In the face of the social and ecological implications of the impending war effort, left-wing parties would benefit from developing a common doctrine to address the major global upheaval, but they refuse to open discussions.
The vertigo produced by the alignment between Trump’s United States (…)
, by JEQUIER-ZALC Pierre
While political forces are divided following the American withdrawal of aid to Ukraine, unions are trying to remain united in supporting Ukrainian workers, all defending a “just and lasting peace”. The question of European defence does not enjoy unanimous support.
“The moment demands decisions (…)
, par GOZZI Laura
A French former surgeon accused of abusing hundreds of patients, most of them children, has told a court that he admits to having « committed despicable acts » and « understands and shares the suffering » caused to his alleged victims.
AFP. Court sketch of Joel Le Scouarnec at his first trial (…)
, by BRABANT Justine
Over three years of war, the world has spent billions to help Ukraine. But this support could have been different: more attentive to the concrete needs of Ukrainians, more transparent, more democratic and more coherent. And therefore better understood and accepted by Europeans.
Three years (…)
, by MONDON Aurelien
The death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, former leader of the party once known as the National Front, occurs at a time when the mainstreaming of far-right politics in France seems almost complete.
Le Pen was, for most of his career, considered the devil in French politics. Yet today, his party, headed (…)
, by HARDING Andrew
Each morning, the queues began forming before dawn. Groups of women – always women – stood in the autumn chill on a pavement beside a busy ring road, outside Avignon’s glass and concrete courthouse.
Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse.
Each morning, the queues began (…)
, by RAMDANI Ilyes
Despite the fact that prime minister Michel Barnier’s government was toppled by a vote of no confidence, Emmanuel Macron has no intention of changing course or adopting different political alliances. After much hesitation, he has tasked veteran centrist and key ally François Bayrou with forming (…)
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