Staff / TruthdigMay 7, 2017
Emmanuel Macron has been declared the next president of France, despite eleventh-hour twists leading up to Sunday's runoff. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentMay 7, 2017
The hackers who leaked Emmanuel Macron's emails are late to the party. The biggest de facto backer of his opponent, Marine Le Pen (pictured), is the terrorist organization. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Harvey Wasserman / TruthdigApr 25, 2017
The term "populist" has a clear historical origin in the United States. It's important we claim it. (Pictured: Marine Le Pen) Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
By Jefferson Morley / AlterNetApr 25, 2017
The first round of voting in France’s presidential election marks another step in the emergence of a new political world in the Western democracies. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Eric Ortiz / TruthdigApr 25, 2017
Daniel Delomez (pictured) has threatened to resign after 38 percent of the electorate in Annezin, his town in northern France, endorsed the far-right candidate. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentApr 24, 2017
We are now presented with the spectacle of Donald Trump praising Marine Le Pen, the neofascist National Front candidate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigApr 24, 2017
Whether France will stay in the European Union or head for a "Frexit" largely comes down to which of the two leading vote-getters will prevail May 7. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 19, 2017
If he becomes president, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, known as France's Bernie Sanders, hopes to change his country's electoral process for good. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigApr 17, 2017
France is on the verge of committing a nativist mistake comparable to those the United States and Britain made in 2016, the "Last Week Tonight" host says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alan Minsky / TruthdigApr 12, 2017
The threat of proto-fascist Marine Le Pen continuing the trend started by Brexit and Donald Trump’s victory is tempered by the possibility that a socialist—Jean-Luc Melenchon -- could prevail. The threat of proto-fascist Marine Le Pen continuing the trend started by Brexit and Donald Trump’s victory is tempered by the possibility that a socialist—Jean-Luc Melenchon—could prevail. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
By Juan Cole / Informed CommentMar 25, 2017
The terrorist organization is playing a long game in trying to herd Europe’s tens of millions of Muslims into radicalism. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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