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Corsica Threatens to Break Away From France

France is facing new trouble after a separatist government took power on the island of Corsica, including many members who want full independence. While the world’s media focused on the Front National’s performance in last week’s regional elections, Corsican nationalists

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France’s Le Pen Under Fire For Tweeting Grisly IS Images

(AFP) – French far-right leader Marine Le Pen faced sharp criticism Wednesday after tweeting a graphic image of an Islamic State beheading in response to a TV journalist who likened her National Front party to the jihadist group. “This is

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Marion Maréchal-Le Pen: Meet Europe’s New Rockstar Of The Right

Elected France’s youngest ever member of parliament at just 22 years old, Marion Maréchal-Le Pen is unapologetic about her strong Catholic faith and defence of traditional values. Granddaughter of French conservative nationalist party the Front National (FN) founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marion

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Sarkozy Battles Le Pen In French Regional Vote

STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy rallied conservatives in eastern France on Wednesday, hoping to fend off a strong challenge by the far-right National Front (FN) in looming regional elections. The FN, boosted by voter concerns about

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Marine Le Pen Faces Trial Over Muslim Nazi Comparison

Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s Front National (FN) party, will stand trial over historic comments she made comparing Muslim street prayers to the wartime occupation of France. Marine Le Pen’s former lawyer and FN party treasurer, Wallerand de Saint Just,