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France’s far right shows its strength on May Day
01/05/2013 - FRANCE

France’s far right shows its strength on May Day

The National Front held its annual May Day rally in Paris on Wednesday, with the far-right party currently ahead of President François Hollande’s Socialists in the latest polls.
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'Sacre bleu! A giant cock-up on the Fourth Plinth'
01/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

'Sacre bleu! A giant cock-up on the Fourth Plinth'

FRENCH PAPERS, Wednesday 1 May 2013: International Workers’ Day is a common theme among most French and world headlines this Wednesday. Le Croix talks about the divide between France’s two biggest labour unions; the Huffington Post says this split is one of the reasons that this May 1st will be Marine Le Pen’s "Day of Glory"; and Bangladesh’s Daily Star asks: have working conditions improved there over the past century? The answer: an unequivocal NO.
Islam is ‘Europe’s reality’, says Turkey’s EU minister
02/04/2013 - HURRIYET

Islam is ‘Europe’s reality’, says Turkey’s EU minister

Responding to recent controversial comments by French far right politician Marine Le Pen, Turkey's EU Minister Egemen Bağış said Monday that "Islam is a reality for the European Union" and Europe against "burying their heads in the sand".
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National Front: the new strategy
07/03/2013 - POLITICS

National Front: the new strategy

The far-right national front party has for years done much better in presidential elections than in local polls. But its leader Marine Le Pen is determined to make sure her party gains a solid foothold in France's towns and villages by scoring big in next year's municipal elections. Riding the coattails of her growing popularity and of the deepening economic crisis, she hopes that her anti-European message will pay off.
Is Le Pen France's 'most popular' female politician?
04/03/2013 - FRANCE

Is Le Pen France's 'most popular' female politician?

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has said she was the country’s most popular female politician after coming second in an opinion survey, describing the top ranker, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, as a “stateless” politician.
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Marine Le Pen sparks protest on Cambridge visit
19/02/2013 - FRANCE

Marine Le Pen sparks protest on Cambridge visit

Hundreds of students gathered outside Cambridge University’s prestigious debating society on Tuesday to protest a speech by French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, whose visit sparked an outcry among anti-fascist groups in the country.
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French voters increasingly leaning towards right-wing views
06/02/2013 - FRANCE

French voters increasingly leaning towards right-wing views

A recent poll showed that 32% of French people share the ideas of the far-right National Front party. That's largely been attributed to the influence of Marine Le Pen, who succeeded her father as leader two years ago and revamped the image of her party. But that doesn't mean that traditionally Socialist France is ready to vote for her.
Half of French say far right ‘not a threat to democracy’
06/02/2013 - FRANCE

Half of French say far right ‘not a threat to democracy’

A new study published on Wednesday has found that nearly one-third of French people sympathise with the country’s far-right National Front, a nearly all-time high for the party.
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France: is the country bankrupt?
31/01/2013 - POLITICS

France: is the country bankrupt?

Is France bankrupt? Daring to say so is a major no-no for French politicians. Labour Minister Michel Sapin has just experienced this after he said so during an interview, prompting an immediate and fierce denial from the government. So is France's political elite hiding the truth, or is France better off than some would think?
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France’s Le Pen says 'blind West’ aiding Syrian war
08/01/2013 - SYRIA - FRANCE

France’s Le Pen says 'blind West’ aiding Syrian war

France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen (pictured) has given a television interview to a state-linked Syrian television channel, lambasting Western powers for “blindly supporting” the country’s 22-month uprising, it emerged on Tuesday.
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