Far-right National Rally on 'doorstep of power' in France after first round of election – video
Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally won 33% of the vote in the first round of the legislative election, according to official results
How an 80s punk lyric became the rallying cry of French protests against the far right
François Guillemot’s band, Bérurier Noir, wrote Porcherie in 1985. In the lead-up to a watershed election in France, its lyrics are making a comeback among the youth, politicians and celebrities alike
On the brink of power: how France’s National Rally reinvented itself
Opponents say party is ‘political heir’ of Vichy regime, which collaborated with Nazis, amid efforts to halt its rise
March 2024
The Guardian view on Aya Nakamura: gifted, black and French
Editorial: A racist backlash to rumours that the pop star may sing at the Paris Olympics should be resisted
December 2023
Marine and Jean-Marie Le Pen to stand trial over alleged misuse of EU funds
French far-right party denies irregularities in employment of parliamentary assistants
November 2023
Le Pen’s anti-Islamism and support of Israel seen as attempt to obscure antisemitic past
As antisemitic incidents rise in France, far right leader’s party is promising to protect French Jews from Islamism
April 2022
Macron and Le Pen go head-to-head in French presidential debate
From the Guardian archive
Jean-Marie Le Pen shocks France by coming second in the 2002 presidential elections – archive, 2002
July 2018
How would World Cup glory speak to a new generation of French fans?
Andrew Hussey
For young, multiracial France, the team is a source of joy but few now think of it as a healing force
June 2018
Jean-Marie Le Pen seeks family reunion at 90th birthday party
French far-right leader invites daughters Marine and Marie-Caroline after years of tensions
May 2018
Marine Le Pen's niece, tipped as future far-right leader, drops family name
Marion Marechal, granddaughter of National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, changes surname but keeps rightwing views
March 2018
Aping populist attacks on migrants is not a winning strategy for the left
Kenan Malik
A dangerous, muddled stance on migration lets the far right claim to be the defender of workers’ interests
May 2017
Front National plans overhaul after defeat but faces internal resistance
Marine Le Pen's party upbeat amid complaints of lethargy on the left
April 2017
From the Guardian archive
Jean-Marie Le Pen holds key to second round - archive, 1988
Marine Le Pen denies French role in wartime roundup of Paris Jews
February 2017
Court orders Front National MEPs to repay €600,000 for 'misuse of funds'
European court rejects bid by three French MEPs to stop European parliament docking their pay and expenses
January 2017
The family name and party logo have gone but can Marine Le Pen detoxify her brand?
The Front National is cultivating a voter-friendly image. But some say its hard right core is intact
May 2016
Jesse Jackson says he 'didn't know' dinner companion Jean-Marie Le Pen
The civil rights leader, in France to commemorate the abolition of slavery, voiced ‘disgust’ at the far-right veteran’s views after an allegedly inadvertent enounter
April 2016
Jean-Marie Le Pen fined again for dismissing Holocaust as 'detail'
French court fines former leader of far-right Front National for third time for calling Nazi gas chambers a mere ‘detail’ of history
