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Image shows a Paris street. A Muslim woman wearing headscarf, a black top and blue jeans walks with her back to the camera on the sidewalk as she crosses a parking lot exit.

Report: French Muslims Overwhelmingly Backed Mélenchon. Will the Left Take Note?

by Hanna Bechiche

After five years of persecution on Emmanuel Macron's watch, Muslim voters want an alternative, writes Hanna Bechiche. Will the French left learn lessons from the election and bake anti-racism into its agenda?

A pedestrian passes an official campaign poster of far-right candidate Eric Zemmour, and the one of Marine Le Pen (Rassemblement National) on an electoral billboard (sign). Presidential posters on their electoral boards. Illustration picture on April 5, 2022 in Paris, France. French voters head to the polls to vote on April, 10, 2022 for the first round of the presidential election, to elect their new president of the Republic.

Opinion: Marine Le Pen and Éric Zemmour Are Basically Tories

by Francesca Humi

Britain’s alarm about the French far right obscures an important fact, writes Francesca Humi: many of Le Pen’s ideas are already a reality in the UK.

Marine Le Pen, French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party candidate for the 2022 French presidential election, looks on at the Pavillon d'Armenonville after her defeat in the second round of the 2022 French presidential election, in Paris, France, April 24, 2022.

Analysis: Le Pen Lost – But the Far Right Didn’t

by Aurelien Mondon

Emmanuel Macron has been returned to the French presidency for a second term. His victory is more fragile than some might think, argues Aurelien Mondon.

French former president Francois Hollande, wearing a blue suit and dark blue tie, raises his hands above his head.

Analysis: What Happened to France’s Socialist Party?

by Ell Folan

In 2012, the centre-left Parti Socialiste held the presidency and a congressional majority. Now the party is on course to win just 2% in the upcoming presidential election. Ell Folan looks at what went wrong.

The Liberal Centre Will Not Hold. Halting the Far-Right Requires a Different Social Model

by David Broder

Yesterday's French presidential election was a necessary slap in the face to the far-right Front National, but the victory of Emmanuel Macron doesn't represent the 'return to normal' many centrists have been hoping for.

Interview: Aurelien Mondon’s First Thoughts on the French Elections

Michael Walker (The Fix) spoke to Aurelien Mondon (University of Bath) about the defeat of Marine Le Pen in the French Presidential elections by Emmanuel Macron.

What Labour Could Learn From the French Election

by Gabriel Bristow

Jean-Luc Mélenchon has enjoyed a dramatic rise in popularity by calling for an overhaul of the democratic system. Could constitutional reform be the populist strategy Corbyn has been looking for?

Mélenchon: Left Wing Populism à La Française?

by Laurence Dorman

Until just weeks ago, the French presidential election looked set to be a runoff between far right candidate Marine Le Pen and the centrist Emmanuel Macron. But with his movement snowballing in the opinion polls, left wing challenger Jean-Luc Mélenchon stands in striking distance of the second round.