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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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Marine Le Pen Acquitted Of Inciting Hatred

Lyon (AFP) – Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s National Front (FN), was acquitted Tuesday of charges of inciting hatred after comparing Muslim street prayers to the Nazi occupation.  The 47-year-old had been accused of “inciting discrimination, violence or

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French Socialists In Panic Retreat From Le Pen Challenge

France’s Socialist Party on Monday said it would pull its candidates out of a third regional poll, that of eastern France, adding to its efforts to create an electoral “barricade” against Marine Le Pen, the party’s chief said on Monday.

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Marine Le Pen Leads National Front To Stunning Poll Result

France’s National Front pulled off a historic win on Sunday, topping the vote in the first round of regional elections, in a breakthrough that shakes up the country’s political landscape before 2017 presidential elections. Boosted by fears over the Islamic

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Marine Le Pen To Make History In French Regional Elections

France’s National Front (FN) is widely predicted to take a step today towards grabbing control of at least one region for the first time, with both leader Marine Le Pen and her niece expected to perform strongly. The first round of

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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 Tops ANOTHER French Presidency Poll

The Front National party in France are moving one step closer to seriously challenging for the country’s presidency. A new opinion poll reveals that their leader, nationalist firebrand Marine Le Pen, has topped yet another poll ahead of the elections

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French Political Elites Panic As Marine Le Pen Gains Ground

Europe’s migrant invasion, coupled with strengthening support for Marine Le Pen’s National Front (NF) is causing panic in French political circles. The situation is perceived as so dire that Prime Minister Manuel Valls is considering alliances between the centre right, and even far

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French Court Rules Anti-Israel Boycotts Same As ‘Inciting Hate’

Upholding the convictions of twelve anti-Israel activists, France’s Supreme Court – the Court of Cassation – has confirmed that promoting a boycott of Israel is tantamount to “inciting hate or discrimination”. Back in 2009 and 2010, a dozen ‘Boycott,Divestment, Sanctions’ (BDS) campaigners attempted

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Marine Le Pen Eyes Gains In Depressed French North

DENAIN, France – The northern French town of Denain has been a left-wing bastion for generations. Not any more. The feeling that mainstream politicians have failed runs high amid the 20,000 inhabitants of a place where the poverty rate, as

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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,