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12/05/2013 - France - Africa

Marine Le Pen says not to forget France's positive contribution to Africa, despite its connection to slavery

 Marine Le Pen, the president of France’s far right party Front National (FN), declared on Sunday that while there is nothing more horrible than slavery, one should not forget that ...

01/05/2013 - France

French far-right march through Paris amid rising popularity

Hundreds of supporters of the far-right National Front have marched in Paris as the party rides a recent wave of popularity.

11/04/2013 - France

Opposition to asset declaration grows among French MPs as Cahuzac tax scandal rumbles

Many French MPs are outraged that they would be forced to declare their assets publicly, under proposals announced by President Hollande yesterday, amid the crisis which erupted when ...

10/04/2013 - France

Front National's Le Pen had Swiss bank account, Mediapart claims

France’s far-right Front National (FN) has been caught up in the fallout from the Jérôme Cahuzac scandal about the former budget minister's secret bank account abroad, with ...

04/04/2013 - France

Le Pen adviser set up disgraced minister's Swiss account

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was on the defensive Thursday acter one of her advisers admitted setting up the Swiss bank account that led to the downfall of French budget minister ...

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31/03/2013 - France

French Muslims meet as Hollande prepares wider hijab ban

France’s largest Islamic grouping meets this weekend at Le Bourget, north of Paris, as the government prepares to extend the ban on Islamic headscarves in educational establishments, a move ...

25/03/2013 - France

Why are opponents of gay marriage in France so fired up?

It’s impossible to say how many people demonstrated in Paris on Sunday, the gap between the figures is risibly large: 1 million 400,000 according to the organisers, 300,000 in total, say the ...

18/03/2013 - France

Front National beats Socialists to second round of French by-election

Socialist politicians are downplaying the significance of a by-election on Sunday in the Oise constituency just north of Paris, where their candidate came third, behind the Front National.

07/03/2013 - France

French unemployment hits 14-year high

French unemployment hit a 14-year high at 10.6 per cent of the working population in the last quarter of 2012. Youth unemployment stood at 25.7 per cent.

03/03/2013 - France

Far right's Le Pen calls for French EU membership referendum next year

As Eurosceptics gain election victories in Britain and Italy, French far-right leader Marine Le Pan has called for a referendum on France’s membership of the European Union at the beginning ...

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