Marine Le Pen

TAKING SIDES

Trump Goes on Late-Night Rant Defending Far-Right Leader

The president took exception to their financial crime conviction.

Janna Brancolini

French far-right Leader Marine Le Pen leaves the courtroom after a guilty verdict in her embezzlement case trial on March 31, 2025 in Paris, France.

PENNED IN

MAGA Rages After Far-Right Leader Jailed and Banned From Run

Marine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzling millions from the European Parliament.

Tom Sanders

French founder of the Front National far-right party Jean-Marie Le Pen points his finger as he poses during a photo session at his home in Saint-Cloud on January 14, 2021.

BON DÉBARRAS

Jean-Marie Le Pen, Far-Right Politician and Antisemite, Dies

The Frenchman played down the Holocaust and went after AIDS victims, LGBTQ people, Muslims, Jews, and immigrants.

Sean Craig

FINI!

French PM to Resign After Shocking Defeat for Far Right

Leftist leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon called the results an “immense relief for a majority of people in our country,” while French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said he would resign.

Corbin Bolies

LE CLIFFHANGER

France Heads to Polls as Left-Wing Tries to Block Le Pen

After the first round of voting, Le Pen’s far right National Rally party seemed to be on course for securing an outright majority—prompting left-leaning parties to band together.

Corbin Bolies