Marine Le Pen

Le Pen, Wilders to meet far-right leaders

Prague - Muslimchronicle

Europe's far-right leaders including Marine Le Pen and Geert Wilders will gather for a controversial conference in Prague on Saturday held under tight security amid protests planned to counter groups spreading xenophobia. Allied within the Europe of Nations and Freedom (ENF), a European Parliament group established two years ago, the parties -- espousing strong anti-migrant and anti-EU views -- sayRead more

France's National Front charged

Paris - Muslimchronicle

France's far-right National Front (FN) has been charged with giving party members suspected fake jobs as assistants at the European Parliament, the party has confirmed. Its treasurer said they were the "natural follow-on" from charges laid against leader Marine Le Pen in June. About €5m (£4m) allegedly went to FN assistants who were not working for MEPs, but doing party work in France. TheRead more

Le Pen, Wilders salute German hard right advance

Paris - Muslimchronicle

Marine Le Pen, leader of France's National Front (FN), and Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders saluted the advance of Germany's hard right AfD after the nationalists on Sunday became the third-largest party in parliament. "Bravo to our AfD allies for this historic score," tweeted Le Pen, defeated by Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential election run-off four months ago. LeRead more

Far-right National Front keeps euro-exit stance

Paris - Muslimchronicle

France's far-right National Front (FN) said Saturday it would maintain its goal of seeing the nation out of the euro common currency, despite urging by some in the party to ditch the stance as a vote-loser. The decision came after a two-day, closed-door meeting at the group's headquarters west of Paris, to learn the lessons of May's presidential election thatRead more

French far-right should scrap tainted FN brand

Paris - AFP

France's Marine Le Pen said Tuesday that her far-right National Front needed to change "many things", including its name, as part of a radical overhaul after poor performances in two elections. The anti-EU, anti-immigration FN was plunged into soul-searching after Le Pen's stinging defeat by pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron in the second round of May's presidential election. Macron won 66.1Read more

German government pleased with Macron's first round victory

Berlin - Arab Today

Following the victory of French independent candidate Emmanuel Macron in the first round of the French presidential election, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert expressed his satisfaction with the result, France 24 Channel reported. "It is good that Emmanuel Macron with his focus on strong EU + social market economy has success. Good luck for the next two weeks," Seibert tweeted.Read more

Macron, Le Pen gird for final French election duel

Paris - Arab Today

Pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron and anti-immigration leader Marine Le Pen began a final duel for the French Presidency Monday, after a first round of voting delivered a stunning blow to the traditional political class. Macron is clear favourite to become France's youngest president after topping Sunday's ballot with 23.75 percent of votes, slightly ahead of National Front (FN) leader LeRead more

France's Macron: 'will carry hope of our country and Europe'

Paris - Arab Today

French presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron promised Sunday he would be the candidate of "hope" for France and Europe in next month's run-off against far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Addressing a crowd of cheering supporters in Paris, the pro-EU centrist projected to top Sunday's first round of voting said: "In your name, I will be... the voice of hope for ourRead more

Tokyo shares up 1.4% as centrist Macron leads French presidential race

Tokyo - Arab Today

Tokyo's benchmark index jumped 1.4 percent on Monday as investors cheered news that pro-European Emmanuel Macron has taken a lead over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the French presidential race. The Nikkei 225 added 270.21 points to sit at 18,890.96 in the first few minutes of trading, while the broader Topix index of all first-section issues rose 1.25 percent,Read more

Le Pen: far-right heir hoping to become first female president

Paris - Arab Today

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen wept for joy when her father Jean-Marie Le Pen, the bogeyman of French politics, made it to the final of the 2002 presidential election. But while Le Pen senior never seemed to truly covet the top job, his charismatic daughter is convinced that, come May 7, France will have its first woman president. Over theRead more