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Opinion: Banning Le Pen From Running Will Let Her Play the Victim

Richard Hames

A spate of legal challenges preventing politicians from standing in elections exposes the crisis of liberal democracy. The left should be cautious about celebrating when reactionaries get taken down by the courts, argues Richard Hames.

Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France's far-right Front National in 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Opinion: How the Establishment Laundered Jean-Marie Le Pen’s Reputation

Olly Haynes

The death of French fascist leader Jean-Marie Le Pen was accompanied by cloying tributes from fascists, conservatives and liberals alike, writes Olly Haynes – quite a send-off for a man once described as the ‘devil’ of French politics.

A car with a picture of Donald Trump in the window and a sign that says 'Trump low prices, Kamala high prices'

Opinion: People Won’t Care About Democracy If Democracy Doesn’t Care About Them

Kojo Koram

Whether Trump or Orban, Modi or Milei, states whose primary beneficiaries aren’t their own citizens but a transnational investor class inevitably opt out of liberal democracy, writes Kojo Koram. Why are Democrats so surprised by this?

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Opinion: We Don’t Need to ‘Talk About Immigration’

Rivkah Brown

The far-right riots have exposed the racist core of Britain’s immigration panic. Angela Rayner has shown the right instinct by seizing this moment to chip away at the hostile environment, writes Rivkah Brown.

A group of politicians stand in front of a banner that says 'Nouveau Front', or New Front in French

Analysis: The French Left Can Fight the Far Right If It Stops Fighting Itself

Cole Stangler

French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal. Martin Bertrand / Hans Lucas via Reuters Connect

Analysis: France’s Youngest Ever Prime Minister Is Part of Macronism’s Shift to the Right

Olly Haynes

34-year-old Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is an ideological void, but he has banished the left from his cabinet.

Marine Le Pen, a woman with blonde hair, sits among red seats

Analysis: That’s It, Marine Le Pen Is Writing France’s Laws Now

Cole Stangler

Last week, Macron's coalition pushed through an immigration bill described as France's most regressive in 40 years, and which Le Pen has declared an ‘ideological victory’. That’s what happens when you try to outgun the far right, argues Cole Stangler.

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Long Read: Generation Left Rejected History. Does It Have a Future?

Michael Chessum

From Occupy Wall Street to Millbank, the generation that awoke in 2010 rejected left history, writes Michael Chessum. Is this why it's struggled to form a coherent political tradition?

Novara Live: Macron Re-elected; Elon Musk to Buy Twitter; Mail’s Misogynistic Hit Piece on Rayner

Macron's election as French president might be a relief, but an unprecedented showing for the far right does not bode well for western democracies.

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

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.

Novara Live: Tories Turn on Johnson; Baker Says Resign; Kwarteng’s Insult to Earth Day

Influential Tories have publicly called for Johnson to resign. With a Commons select committee set to investigate whether he deliberately misled parliament, are the walls finally closing in on the prime minister? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

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?

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.

Russian president Vladimir Putin wears sunglasses and shades his face with his hand

Analysis: When Will the West Stop Underestimating the Far Right?

Ell Folan

The spiritual leader of the global far right is invading Ukraine. Meanwhile Vox, which won just 0.2% of the Spanish vote in 2016, is now outpolling the conservatives. If you’re wondering how we got here, you haven’t been paying attention, writes Ell Folan.

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

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.

The Slow and Explicable Rise of Marine Le Pen

Charlie Ebert

The rise of Marine Le Pen has been framed in the media as a sudden shift of epic proportions. But contrary to popular narratives, the march of the French right hasn't come from nowhere - it's been slow and steady, if it's occurred at all.

The Fix: The Fix: Brexit Britain, a Three Day Weekend and Elections in France

Michael Walker is joined by Maya Goodfellow and Tom Mills for this week's episode of the Fix.

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Opinion: Banning Le Pen From Running Will Let Her Play the Victim

Richard Hames

Opinion: How the Establishment Laundered Jean-Marie Le Pen’s Reputation

Olly Haynes

Opinion: People Won’t Care About Democracy If Democracy Doesn’t Care About Them

Kojo Koram

Analysis: France’s Youngest Ever Prime Minister Is Part of Macronism’s Shift to the Right

Olly Haynes

Analysis: That’s It, Marine Le Pen Is Writing France’s Laws Now

Cole Stangler

Novara Live: Macron Re-elected; Elon Musk to Buy Twitter; Mail’s Misogynistic Hit Piece on Rayner

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

Aurelien Mondon

Novara Live: Tories Turn on Johnson; Baker Says Resign; Kwarteng’s Insult to Earth Day

Analysis: What Happened to France’s Socialist Party?

Ell Folan

Analysis: When Will the West Stop Underestimating the Far Right?

Ell Folan

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

David Broder

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

The Slow and Explicable Rise of Marine Le Pen

Charlie Ebert

The Fix: The Fix: Brexit Britain, a Three Day Weekend and Elections in France

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Opinion: Banning Le Pen From Running Will Let Her Play the Victim

Richard Hames

Opinion: How the Establishment Laundered Jean-Marie Le Pen’s Reputation

Olly Haynes

Opinion: People Won’t Care About Democracy If Democracy Doesn’t Care About Them

Kojo Koram

Opinion: We Don’t Need to ‘Talk About Immigration’

Rivkah Brown

Analysis: The French Left Can Fight the Far Right If It Stops Fighting Itself

Cole Stangler

Analysis: France’s Youngest Ever Prime Minister Is Part of Macronism’s Shift to the Right

Olly Haynes

Analysis: That’s It, Marine Le Pen Is Writing France’s Laws Now

Cole Stangler

Long Read: Generation Left Rejected History. Does It Have a Future?

Michael Chessum

Novara Live: Macron Re-elected; Elon Musk to Buy Twitter; Mail’s Misogynistic Hit Piece on Rayner

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

Aurelien Mondon

Novara Live: Tories Turn on Johnson; Baker Says Resign; Kwarteng’s Insult to Earth Day

Analysis: What Happened to France’s Socialist Party?

Ell Folan

Analysis: When Will the West Stop Underestimating the Far Right?

Ell Folan

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

David Broder

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

The Slow and Explicable Rise of Marine Le Pen

Charlie Ebert

The Fix: The Fix: Brexit Britain, a Three Day Weekend and Elections in France

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