The BBC documentary ‘America’s New Female Right’ profiles three activists and influencers playing a role in the war against feminism, immigration and LGBTQ+ rights. It does little to help understand the social and electoral wave that is beating back progress
The strategy of instrumentalizing the fight for women’s equality to promote xenophobic policies is spreading in countries such as France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain
Crowds in the French capital were euphoric when they received the realized that the leftist New Popular Front was projected to be the winner
The mobilization against Le Pen has given victory to the left in the second round of the legislative elections, followed by Macron’s party. The National Rally, which was the favorite, remains as the third-biggest force
The 28-year-old candidate to be prime minister has completed the process of ‘de-demonization’ of the National Rally initiated by its leader, Marine Le Pen, more than a decade ago. The results of the first round of voting for the French National Assembly on Sunday puts the party closer than ever to government
President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Gabriel Attal urged voters to rally against the far right in the second round next Sunday
In the streets of Bondy, one of the poorest towns in the country on the outskirts of Paris where the France captain grew up, lack of interest in the legislative elections is palpable
Almost 200 public figures signed a manifesto in ‘L’Équipe.’ The vice president of Marine Le Pen’s party responded to the the captain of Les Bleus: ‘I like Mbappé as a player, but I don’t expect him to give me lessons in politics’
The new post-election scenario makes European construction more complex. The pro-European parties must put aside their sectarian calculations and prioritize the common project instead
A coordinated investigation between several countries into a Russian network that allegedly paid far-right MEPs has raised the alarm in the EU
Results published after votes from abroad were counted to decide the last four lawmakers from the March 10 balloting gave the Democratic Alliance a final tally of 80 seats in the 230-seat National Assembly
The French member of the European Parliament has been elected president of Renew, the centrist bloc most threatened by the rise of the extreme right before the June elections
At a time when French politics is showing signs of stagnation, the appointment of the new prime minister is a coup
The French president opens 2024 with fractures within his government and the challenge of defeating the far right in the European elections in June
New deportation laws in the EU and debates about immigration in the United Kingdom and the United States will mark the 2024 election calendar. Nationalists and populists appear to be advancing their agenda in the West
The bill received favorable votes in parliament from the far-right National Rally, putting France’s centrist president in an uncomfortable position
The electoral victories of Geert Wilders in the Netherlands and Javier Milei in Argentina are the latest episodes in a phenomenon that started with Trump and reflects lasting social changes
Contrary to what history dictates, political power is better in women’s hands. But it’s not just political power; economic power can also be part of the conversation
The current military, trained under democracy, has distanced itself from the rhetoric promoted by the far-right presidential candidate and his running mate Victoria Villarruel
The new exhibition at the French National Immigration History Museum, which reopened in June, seeks to provoke reflection on French identity in a context of the rise of the extreme right
The French president met with the leaders of opposition parties in search of specific agreements and proposed a series of referendums with multiple questions
Elected head of France’s lower house a year ago, Yaël Braun-Pivet says the chief opposition party’s ideas must be combated, but underscores that its lawmakers ‘have their place in this institution’ because they were placed there by voters
In a conversation with EL PAÍS, the great French thinker reflects on existence and invites us to cultivate the poetic side of living. He has just published a ‘dissident’ book on the war in Ukraine and has two more works forthcoming in the summer
The president is trying to soothe tensions by Bastille Day in July, but judging by the demonstrations so far, it will be a difficult feat to achieve
The leader of the National Rally, once rejected as a far right pariah, feels closer than ever to the French presidency. Has the pension reform crisis given wings to her movement, based on nationalism and rejection of immigration?
The National Rally is spearheading a movement against Miriam Cahn, whose painting ‘Fuck Abstraction’ has already resulted in a court case as critics claim it depicts a minor engaged in a sex act
The general secretary of the CFDT is calling on the French government to pause its controversial pension reform, warning that the conflict is turning into a democratic crisis