France to Prosecute Marine Le Pen for Criticizing Muslims
French far-right party leader Marine Le Pen will go on trial for comparing Muslim street prayers to wartime Nazi occupation, party officials and the prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday.
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Retired Soccer Star Eric Cantona Offers To House Refugees
The retired French footballer, Eric Cantona, has said he is prepared to open his own home to refugees. The former Manchester United favourite also expressed his disappointment at the French government, which he accused of trying to appease Marine Le Pen‘s party, Front National.
Le Pen On Course For President As Migrant Opposition Grows In France
Marine Le Pen would win the first round of the next French presidential election if it were held now, a poll has found. The Ifop poll for Le Figaro comes as about 1,000 migrants began arriving in France after President
Jean-Marie Le Pen Starts New ‘Blue-White-Red’ National Front-Like Movement
Weeks after being expelled over his anti-Semitic remarks from the Front National (FN), Jean-Marie Le Pen has announced the creation of a rival ‘Blue-White-Red- movement. 87-year-old Le Pen yesterday announced his plan to form the new political movement at a meeting of supporters
Jean-Marie Le Pen Faces Expulsion From Front National, Snubbed By Daughter
As Jean-Marie Le Pen faces a ban from the Front National (FN), the French political party he co-founded and once led, his daughter and current party leader Marine Le Pen has said she will not attend today’s disciplinary hearing which decides her
TTIP Threatens Sovereignty of EU Member States Warns Le Pen Ally
Cloaked in secrecy and controversy, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is facing further scrutiny from French Member of European Parliament Jean-Luc Shaffhauser, who claims the deal “is made to diminish the influence of the European Countries”. The massive.
Europe Close to ‘Open Conflict’ Over Migrants, ‘Farage and Le Pen Smile as they Watch’ says EU Official
Europe’s failure to solve the Greek debt crisis risks lasting damage to the post-war dream of “ever closer union” at a time when it faces new threats on its borders, analysts said. The chaos in Greece comes with European leaders
Le Pen to Test Presidential Popularity in Key Regional Election
After much hesitation, France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen said on Tuesday she would stand in regional elections in December, a move that will test her popularity before the 2017 presidential vote. Supporters have said the campaign could help her
France’s Front National Set to Announce European Parliamentary Group, Includes ex-UKIP MEP
France’s Front National now has enough Members of the European Parliament on board to form a European Parliamentary group — allowing access to more speaking time, taxpayer subsidy, and even a front bench seat for the party’s leader Marine Le
Family Feud: Jean Marie Le Pen Sues Party Led By His Daughter Over Suspension
The former leader of France’s Front National (FN) political party, Jean-Marie Le Pen, announced yesterday that he is suing the party he founded over 40 years ago. The MEP is contesting his suspension from the FN, now led by his
Jean-Marie Le Pen Ejected from Front National: Reacts By Disowning Daughter Marine
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the controversial former leader of France’s Front National, has been suspended from his party over accusations of racism and anti-semitism. Mr Le Pen, who sits as a Member of the European Parliament, has reacted furiously by disowning
Family Feud: Marine Le Pen Declares War Against Her Father
National Front leader Marine Le Pen is facing a potential crisis after declaring war on her own father – the party’s honorary president – after a series of comments he made in a magazine interview. Mlle Le Pen said she
Anonymous Message Hack: Russia Bribed French Pols to Endorse Crimea Annexation
Anonymous International released over 40,000 text messages allegedly hacked from a Russian official showing Russia offering money to France’s National Front (FN) party if the party’s leader, Marine Le Pen, endorsed the annexation of Crimea.
France’s Front National Beaten into Second Place by Sarkozy’s New Republicans
Marine Le Pen has suffered a set back in her bid for the French Presidency, as her party, the National Front (FN), was knocked into second place by surging support for the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) led by
World View: Yemen’s Houthis Capture Taiz, Advance South to Fight Hadi’s Forces in Aden
Yemen’s Houthis capture Taiz, advance south to fight Hadi’s forces in Aden; UN Security Council urges ‘peaceful dialog’ in Yemen; France’s center-right party edges out far-right National Front in elections
National Front Set To Be Biggest Party In France As Polls Put Them On 29 Percent
Having topped the polls in last year’s European Election, Marine Le Pen’s National Front is set to become the biggest party in France with the French Prime Minister accusing the party of wanting to “kidnap France” at this month’s regional
French Jews Turning To Le Pen After Muslim Attacks
An increasing number of French Jews are turning to Marine Le Pen’s Front National, despite the party’s past reputation for anti-Semitism, as they now see Muslims as a bigger threat. Roger Cukierman, the Chairman of the Representative Council of Jewish
Al Jazeera: Le Pen Set to ‘Seize the Moment’ in Strife-Torn France
Paris, France – On Boulevard Richard Lenoir, a few metres from the former office of the Charlie Hebdo newspaper, a small crowd gathers around the spot where French policeman Ahmed Merabet was killed by attackers as he tried to stop them from fleeing the scene of their mass murder.
Huffington Post: The Real Threat Is the European Right
On Tuesday, The Huffington Post attempted to spin Islamic radicalism in Europe as a secondary threat to both Europeans and Jews. The primary threat? As their headline put it, “Far-Right Parties On The Rise Across Europe.”
NBC Terrorism Analyst: Right-Wingers ‘Ultimate Tragedy,’ ‘As Much of a Problem As Jihadists’
NBC News Terrorism Analyst Evan Kohlmann used discussions on recent terrorism attacks in France on MSNBC to rail against right-wing parties in France twice on Friday, dubbing them “as much a problem” as jihadists and arguing that the increased popularity
Slate: Marine Le Pen’s Far Right Seize the Moment in France
Jonathan Laurence, and associate professor of political science at Boston College and nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, writes in Slate that Marine Le Pen, the leader of France’s National Front political party, is “ready to seize the moment” after Wednesday’s Islamist massacre at the offices of satire magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Two Hundred Migrants Clash in Calais Over Queue-Jumper
Two hundred migrants from Afghanistan and Eritrea have clashed at an encampment in Calais, leaving seven injured; one with a broken leg. The violence erupted out of a dispute which took place as someone attempted to jump the queue for
