Exclusive: Macron on course for re-election, final poll before voting suggests
The president has courted left-wing voters by pledging to make the environment a cornerstone of his second term.
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Marion Anne Perrine Le Pen, better known as Marine Le Pen, is a French lawyer and politician. She is a member of the National Rally (RN; which was previously known as the National Front, FN), and she was its president from 2011 to 2021. Le Pen ran for the French presidency in 2012, 2017 and 2022. Here you can find all of our latest news, analysis and comment about Marine Le Pen.
Improved Le Pen fails to land knockout blow against Macron in TV debate
The far-right leader bettered her 2017 performance, but not enough to create the momentum her presidential campaign needs.
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Macron courts left-wing voters in Marseille to see off Le Pen
The French president is targeting supporters of Jean-Luc Mélenchon with pledges on the environment.
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Exclusive polling: Emmanuel Macron strengthens his position after the first round of the French election
A YouGov and Datapraxis poll shows a swing towards the president as France readies for his showdown against Marine Le…
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Why Marine Le Pen’s nationalism would be disastrous for climate action
The election of the far-right candidate would likely derail Europe’s net zero ambitions.
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The evolution of Marine Le Pen
The far-right leader has worked hard to detoxify her image, but scratch off the campaign polish and the same philosophy…
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At Macron’s election night there is relief and trepidation about the task ahead
Despite doing better than expected in the first round, there is a realisation that the run-off campaign could go either…
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The possibility of a Marine Le Pen victory in France is a boost for Vladimir Putin
Russia is losing on the battlefield, but elsewhere events are moving in its president's favour.
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How the centre-left and centre-right in France collapsed
The Socialists and Republicans, the two traditional governing parties, have suffered their worst election results in history.
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Five takeaways from the first round of the French presidential election
Left-wing voters who backed Jean-Luc Mélenchon will be critical to the final result.
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Will left-wing voter apathy in France hand Marine Le Pen electoral victory?
Voters on the left have been ground down enough to think that a Le Pen presidency would “shake things up”.
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French election 2022: Live results and analysis
Live data, commentary and analysis on the first round of France’s presidential election.
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Exclusive polling: Marine Le Pen on 49 per cent of the vote for French president
The far-right leader is closer than she has ever been to power, a YouGov and Datapraxis poll shows.
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Could Marine Le Pen really win the French presidency?
Recent polls put the far-right candidate within touching distance of victory.
Could Marine Le Pen really win the French presidency?
The far-right leader’s longstanding strategy of pushing left on economic issues appears a wise choice amid a cost-of-living crisis.
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Macron could face left-winger in run-off as French voters turn focus to presidential election
If enough left-wing supporters vote tactically for Jean-Luc Mélenchon, he may be able to squeak through to the second round.
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Who will win the French presidential election?
Will Emmanuel Macron hold on? The latest from the New Statesman’s poll tracker.
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Éric Zemmour and the French far right’s gender gap
Zemmour’s sexism is a throwback to the pre-Marine Le Pen days of French nationalism, and it will hurt him at…
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French election 2022: centre-right candidates fail to find their voice in debate
The Republican party is squeezed between Emmanuel Macron on the economy and Éric Zemmour on identity.
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France’s silent majority: How a political class was left behind
Low turnout in the June regional elections shows both Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen have failed to attract the politically homeless.
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