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France’s Municipal Elections: A Warm-Up for 2027?

William Bouchardon
A fragmented local vote is reshaping France’s political landscape ahead of the 2027 presidential...
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Demonstration in Paris during a nationwide day of strikes and protests over France”s national budget. September 18, 2025 Paris.
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From Political Impasse to Popular Alternative?

Anaïs Fley
Analyse
One million people marched across France on 18 September 2025 in response to a joint call from unions...
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Marine Le Pen im Gerichtsgebäude, kurz bevor sie für die Veruntreuung von öffentlichen Geldern zu vier Jahren Haft verurteilt wurde (31.3.2025).
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Head Bowed, Hands Dirty

Anna Schröder
The verdict against Marine Le Pen sends shockwaves around Europe–and is a powerful message against corruption and the abuse of...
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The Left

Europe Needs an Action-Oriented Left

Manon Aubry, Nessim Achouche
Version française ci-dessous The forward march of extremist forces in Europe continued apace in the 2024 super...
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Demonstration against the extreme right in the presence of the new Popular Front 15 June, Paris.
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France between Fascism and the Popular Front

Nessim Achouche
Europe: ruin or renewalFrance on the edge
When Emmanuel Macron was elected President of France in 2017, he vowed in his first public speech that the...
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Clémence Guetté during a major LFI meeting before the first round of the French presidential election, in Paris, March 2022.
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The Struggle for Hegemony Is a Struggle for Ideas

Nessim Achouche, Clémence Guetté
Europe: ruin or renewalFrance on the edge
****Version française ci-dessous****With only a few days to go before election day, the foundation’s Nessim Achouche spoke to Clémence Guetté, a...
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European Election Debate With The French Candidates
Debatte zur Europawahl mit den französischen Kandidat*innen am 10. April 2024 in Brüssel.
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A Test Run for 2027?

William Bouchardon
How French voters turn out in the European elections next month could have major domestic implications Do the French care about...
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European parliamentary candidate Fabrice Leggeri and MP Edwige Diaz during a meeting to launch the RN’s campaign for the upcoming European elections in Marseille on March 3, 2024.
European parliamentary candidate Fabrice Leggeri and MP Edwige Diaz during a meeting to launch the RN’s campaign for the upcoming European elections in
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The Far Right Has Found Its Place in Europe’s Institutions

David Broder
Europe: ruin or renewal
With ex-Frontex chief Fabrice Leggeri running for the Rassemblement National in the EU...
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Unity Makes Strength?

Laura Chazel
France on the edgePublicationsElections and parties
An analysis of the perspectives for the French left and the NUPES in the 2024 European Parliament elections ***Version française...
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Youth Organisations And Left-wing Parties Call For March For Our Pensions Demonstrators, including one holding a sign wi
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Macron Makes a Power Move

Ethan Earle
France on the edge
The French president’s deeply unpopular pension reform could make or break his administration Thursday, 19 January 2023 was a...
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