National Front

Has France Really Seen the Back of the National Front?

A week after finishing in first place in the first round of the French regional elections, leading in six regions, the National Front finds itself in control of none.

December 14, 2015BY Paul Smith
France Just Had a Political Earthquake, and It Looks Good for the Kremlin

The National Front, a far-right French political party with financial backing from Moscow, won the first round of ...

December 10, 2015BY Nolan Peterson
France Votes Amid Tensions Around Attacks, Migration

French voters are casting ballots Sunday for regional leaders in an unusually tense security climate, expected to favor ...

December 6, 2015BY The Associated Press
Russia Reaches Out to Europe’s Far-Right Parties

A Russian loan to France's National Front. Invitations to Moscow for leaders of Austria's Freedom Party. Praise for ...

December 13, 2014BY George Jahn