The National Rally (French: Rassemblement national [ʁasɑ̃bləmɑ̃ nɑsjɔnal], RN), known as the National Front from 1972 to 2018 (French: Front national, [fʁɔ̃ nɑsjɔnal], FN), is a French far-right political party, described as right-wing populist and nationalist. [13]

Jan 16, 2025 · National Rally, far right French political party founded in 1972 by François Duprat and François Brigneau. It is most commonly associated with Jean-Marie Le Pen, who was its leader from 1972 to 2011, and his daughter Marine Le Pen, who succeeded her father in 2011 and led the party until 2022.

Jun 10, 2024 · The announcement came after the first projected results from France put the far-right National Rally party well ahead in the European Union’s parliamentary elections, handing a chastening loss to Macron’s pro-European centrists, according to French opinion poll institutes.

Feb 4, 2025 · The head of France’s far-right National Rally party said Tuesday he doesn’t support a no-confidence motion filed against the government, making it more likely that the prime minister will remain in office and a 2025 budget will be adopted.. A no-confidence vote is scheduled Wednesday in the National Assembly and needs at least half the 577 votes to pass.

Feb 24, 2020 · National Rally, previously known as National Front, is a far-right political party in France with a decades-long history of Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, and misogyny. National Rally has enjoyed electoral success locally, nationally, and in the European Parliament.

Jun 13, 2024 · France's far-right National Rally (RN) is negotiating with potential allies to form a team that could run the government should it win a snap election, bringing in representatives from its...

Jul 7, 2024 · Leaders of France’s far-right National Rally tried to put a brave face on projected results from parliamentary elections on Sunday that showed the party had failed to win the most seats, saying...

PARIS — Besting all expectations, France’s leftist coalition pulled off an upset victory over the populist National Rally that quelled, for now, fears of a far-right takeover in a nation with...

Jun 24, 2024 · Jordan Bardella, 28, told voters ahead of the first round of parliamentary elections this Sunday that National Rally was "the only credible alternative" to respond to France's aspirations.

Oct 8, 2022 · As Marine Le Pen’s far-right movement marks 50 years in French politics, RFI looks back at how the National Rally – formerly the National Front – went from a fringe group to France’s single...

Jul 8, 2024 · After the party made historic gains in the first round, winning a third of all ballots cast, more than 200 candidates pulled out of the race before the runoff vote to allow their rivals to go...

Jul 8, 2024 · French voters had gone to the polls on Sunday amid expectations that the National Rally (RN) and its allies could, for the first time, clinch the most seats in parliament and even build a majority. But a powerful anti-Le Pen movement, mobilized after the first round in the French election, collaborated to stop RN candidates from winning power.

Jul 8, 2024 · Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally fell short in the French parliamentary election while the leftist New Popular Front (NFP) emerged as the dominant force - but France is likely to have a hung parliament. Listen to a podcast below about the election aftermath while you scroll.

Nov 5, 2022 · France's far-right Rassemblement National (RN) elected Jordan Bardella as its new president on Saturday, overwhelmingly backing the 27-year-old European Parliament member to succeed...

Jul 1, 2024 · The National Rally are currently vying for victory and looking to form France's most far-right government since the Nazi occupation in World War II.

Jul 7, 2024 · Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party made its biggest gains ever in the first round of voting in Emmanuel Macron's snap parliamentary election.

Dec 2, 2024 · France's far-right National Rally (RN) party said Monday will vote against Prime Minister Michel Barnier in an upcoming no-confidence vote, the party announced through a post on X.

Jul 5, 2024 · In the first round of elections, held June 30, National Rally candidates earned 33 percent of the vote nationally, putting them ahead of the left-wing coalition known as New Popular Front and...

Jul 4, 2024 · Jordan Bardella’s political rise as leader of the French National Rally (RN) party has been swift. Next week, at just 28, he could become France’s prime minister.

Jun 28, 2024 · Even though National Rally has toned itself down recently, it is still regarded as a far-Right party whose rise to power would significantly alter Europe. Who leads National Rally?

Jun 22, 2024 · The National Rally and affiliated candidates could win 250 to 300 seats in the next parliament against 89 now, according to the Odoxa poll.

The Republican alliance crisis (French: Crise de 2024 au parti Les Républicains) was triggered by the formation of the Union of the Rights for the Republic, an alliance between Éric Ciotti, the president of The Republicans (LR), and the National Rally (RN) ahead of the 2024 French legislative election.LR MPs and senators questioned claims the alliance was revolutionary.

3 days ago · Several thousand Iranians came from across Europe to rally in Paris on Saturday, calling on world leaders to put greater pressure on the Islamic republic's ruling clerics.