Jean-Marie Le Pen

The Place de la République in Paris is shown in the background with thousands encircling a monument in the middle of the square.

What French populists from the ‘50s can teach us about the ‘yellow vests’ roiling Paris today

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A populist movement that threatened to topple a French government more than 60 years ago has important lessons for today’s protests and why they represent a reckoning.

France's far-right National Front political party leader Marine Le Pen speaks to journalists as she leaves after a meeting at the Elyseé palace in Paris on January 9, 2015.

How France’s far-right National Front party is seizing the political moment

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Economy dominating as French voters prepare to head to polls

Global Politics

Far-right conservatives gain ground in France

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Economy, Not Security, Top Election Issue in France

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Resurgence of the French National Front

Global Politics

Extreme right political parties have gained popularity and votes in Europe in the last few months. In France, there’s also been a resurgence of the far right. Anita Elash reports.