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In his address to the 61st Munich Security Conference, American Vice President, JD Vance, said of the magic of democracy: He ...

At first glance, Le Pen’s disqualification could weaken the anti-war voices in France and the EU by reducing their cohesion ...

These are the cowardly acts of authoritarians who differ from Putin not in their nature but only in their extent. They haven’t thrown anybody out of a fifth-story window yet that we know of, though we ...

Could the National Rally retaliate in parliament by attempting to bring down the fragile coalition government?

We're told Europeans are the stalwarts of democracy but they're using lawfare to take out conservative politicians.

The judges who convicted the far-right would-be presidential candidate Marine Le Pen of embezzlement have received threats ...

Marine Le Pen has been found guilty on embezzlement charges, but the real problem is rooted in her party's DNA.

Marine Le Pen and officials in her party were found guilty of misusing European Parliament funds between 2004 and 2016.

Marine Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction bars her from office, reshaping France’s political landscape ahead of 2027 elections.

The judge who barred far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in France's 2027 presidential election is under police ...

Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally has organized a major protest for Paris on Sunday after a court barred her from the ...