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Trip to tropical island brings Rassemblement National to brink of break-up with Alternative for Germany
Hard-right parties in France, Germany and Italy are hungry for success in the EU elections but national differences matter
Polls put French far-right leader’s party as clear frontrunner in European parliament vote
Le Pen protégé Jordan Bardella and his RN party profit from weakness of Macron government
Hard-right parties make gains in Europe by exploiting fears that incomes and ways of life are under threat
Far-right leader seeks to rid her party of its antisemitic past, as far left botches its response
Financial links to Moscow had become a political liability for the French far right
Le Pen dynasty makes way for young leader as ‘revitalised’ party steps up bid for power
Legislator suspended for shouting ‘Go back to Africa’ as black MP was speaking about dangers migrants face
This year’s intake will change the National Assembly’s make-up and complicate life for Macron
With 89 seats Rassemblement National will be a parliamentary force on issues such as immigration and crime
Far-right politician’s family name is one of the barriers to power, political analysts say
Figures disprove negative picture painted by politicians such as Le Pen but lack of inclusion is an issue
Marion Maréchal’s shift to support Eric Zemmour intensifies debate over direction of rightwing politics in France
Eric Zemmour scoops up party defectors as France shifts towards conservative themes
Courts have ruled political events are exempt from controls, creating two-speed campaign
Far-right leader and Socialist Anne Hidalgo set stage for bitter 2022 election campaign
French far-right leader defends ‘detoxifying’ strategy to make presidential run-off round in 2022
Macron and Le Pen see their centrist and far-right groups suffer in regional polls
The far-right suffered a setback but cannot be discounted next year
Green candidate steps aside so as to exclude far right in final regionals vote on Sunday
Centre-right Les Republicains perform strongly in first round while extreme right falters
Win in regional ballot could lift far right leader’s chances in 2022 presidential poll
Warnings of national ‘peril’ underline rise of far right, fear of crime and challenges for police
Regional deal shows weakness of centre-right party and dominance of Macron and Le Pen
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