French presidential race gears up: Here’s who you need to know

The French presidential election is about nine months off, but campaigning is underway: Far-right leader Marine Le Pen ...

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen says she will run for president of France after court lifts ban

An appeals court shortened the ban on Le Pen, 57, holding public office. But it ordered her to wear an electronic monitoring ...

Bardella or Le Pen: What France's far-right choice means for Ukraine

Editor's note: this article was updated to take account of Marine Le Pen's announcement that she would run for president.
Wall Street Journal

Macron and Le Pen Face Off in France’s Presidential Election

Voters take ballot cards from stacks during the second round of the 2022 French presidential election in Lyon.STEPHANE MAHE/REUTERS PARIS—Millions of French headed to the polls for the final round of ...

What to know: Le Pen's possible stand-in as presidential candidate is no carbon copy

If a French appeals court on Tuesday prevents Marine Le Pen from making what would be her fourth and likely strongest tilt ...

French right-wing leader Marine Le Pen cleared to run in 2027 election

Le Pen is now eligible to run in the forthcoming election, but would have to do so wearing an electronic tag, something she ...

Opinion polls see France's Le Pen winning 2027 election despite guilty verdict

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen could well win France's presidential ​election next year despite an appeal court this week ...
Union-Bulletin

France to hold first round of presidential election April 18

France will hold the first round of its upcoming presidential election on April 18, 2027, with a potential run-off set for May 2 if no candidate secures a majority.