Far-right turn sends Pécresse’s presidential campaign into a tailspin
French conservative candidate ‘crossed Rubicon’ with reference to ‘great replacement’
French conservative candidate ‘crossed Rubicon’ with reference to ‘great replacement’
Former French president accused of spending almost twice legal limit on 2012 re-election campaign
Le Pen and Macron are fighting over the remnants of once mighty conservative party
The election of Laurent Wauquiez as leader at the weekend was an encouraging sign for a traumatised organisation
Candidate’s wife appears to contradict husband’s claim she was legitimate employee
France faces a wave of populism that has emboldened Marine Le Pen
Nicolas Sarkozy, Alain Juppé and François Fillon vie for chance to counter rise of Le Pen
Ex-prime minister Alain Juppé edges ahead of six rivals in Les Républicains TV debate
‘Some suggested passing off a headscarf as a way to avoid frizzy hair; others posted Harry Potter donning an invisibility cloak’
Nicolas Sarkozy furious after Nadine Morano refuses to apologise for comments
By changing party name, the former president wants to bury disastrous past
Jean Pierre Jouyet claims he was asked to speed up investigation into Sarkozy’s finances
UMP party beset with problems but still favourite to retake the Élysée in 2017
A corruption investigation is suspended but other cases threaten Sarkozy’s political comeback
Magistrates investigate if former French president had moles in French justice system
Marine Le Pen sounds off as leadership of UMP resign, writes Lara Marlowe
FN leader now the most influential French voice on Europe
National Front takes 25% of the vote and boasts it is ‘first party of France’
Unseasonably warm weather exacerbating diesel pollution in French capital
French prime minister admits he knew Sarkozy’s phone was tapped
Former French president ‘upset’ over publication of aide’s tapes
Two of Jean-Francois Copé’s closest aides allegedly raked in millions organising rallies for Sarkozy campaign
The shift in the French president’s policies has been praised by business management and the EU commission
French left has now lost eight legislative and three cantonal elections in the past year
French release intelligence tying Assad government to chemical attack
Former French president says again he might have to come back, ‘if I am needed, out of duty’
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices