Jordan Bardella, leader of France's National Rally (RN) party, and Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, have signed a pact to return illegal migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats to France.
Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s National Rally (RN) party, and Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, have signed a pact to return illegal migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats to France. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: National Rally (RN) president Jordan Bardella and Reform UK leader Nigel Farage signed an agreement to return illegal migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats and mega-dinghies back to France. The memorandum of understanding was signed at Reform’s party conference in Birmingham, England, outlining plans to detain and deport migrants arriving from France without allowing them to claim asylum. KEY QUOTE: “This is a momentous agreement and shows that both Reform UK and the National Rally…Open
Days after appearing at Wimbledon, Lady Amelia Spencer Mallett and her twin sister Lady Eliza Spencer traded the manicured lawns of southwest London for the Turkish Riviera, posting sun-soaked Instagram snapshots from Belek, Antalya, that opened a wider window onto how Europe's young aristocracy is spending the summer of 2025. The 34-year-old nieces of the […] The post Diana's twin nieces and Europe's gilded set kick off summer with lavish getaways across the Mediterranean appeared first on American Almanac .
Days after appearing at Wimbledon, Lady Amelia Spencer Mallett and her twin sister Lady Eliza Spencer traded the manicured lawns of southwest London for the Turkish Riviera, posting sun-soaked Instagram snapshots from Belek, Antalya, that opened a wider window onto how Europe's young aristocracy is spending the summer of 2025. The 34-year-old nieces of the late Princess Diana, daughters of Charles, 9th Earl of Spencer, and Victoria Aitken, are only the most recognizable names in a parade of titled socialites, fashion-world heirs, and well-connected influencers documenting holidays from Sardinia to the Dolomites. The Daily Mail chronicled the circuit in a sprawling feature that reads like a social register crossed with a travel brochure,…Open
Fourth time’s a charm for Marine Le Pen. The post A French Rebirth? appeared first on The American Conservative .
France A French Rebirth? Fourth time’s a charm for Marine Le Pen. Marine Le Pen has a new lease on life. Last Tuesday, a court cleared a path for her to contest France’s presidential election next year. And she took it with celerity. “There is no longer any scenario in which I could not run,” Le Pen announced on TV that evening. “I am a candidate.” This will be Le Pen’s fourth bid for the job, and her chances appear better than ever. Multiple polls conducted over the past several days show her comfortably defeating all comers in both phases of France’s two-round election system. Of course, much could change in the nine months remaining until the vote. The field is immensely crowded; by one count , there are over 30…Open
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, president of the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally – RN) political party, talk to journalists as they arrive to visit a market in La Fleche, [...]
For months, Jordan Bardella was set to be the French far-right’s candidate for the presidency — until his mentor, Marine Le Pen, nudged him aside this week. Their relationship could define the campaign.
State of the Union: Her decision comes after a verdict in a long-running embezzlement case. The post Marine Le Pen Announces Bid for French Presidency appeared first on The American Conservative .
Marine Le Pen, the head of France’s right-wing National Rally party, said Tuesday she would run for president of France in 2027. The announcement followed a closely-watched court ruling that, although it upheld Le Pen’s earlier conviction for embezzlement, did not bar her from running in next year’s election. “I am a candidate for president tonight,” Le Pen told French news channel TF1. Le Pen had been found guilty of using EU money, meant to support parliamentary assistants in Brussels, to instead pay party staffers working on domestic French politics. Although Tuesday’s ruling did not overturn the original conviction, it reduced what had been a five-year ban on holding political office to 15 months, clearing the way…Open
A French court's decision to reduce Marine Le Pen's sentence and ineligibility period could allow her to run for the presidency in 2027, but she may decline to do so due to a requirement that she must wear a tag.
A French court’s decision to reduce Marine Le Pen’s sentence and ineligibility period could allow her to run for the presidency in 2027, but she may decline to do so due to a requirement that she must wear a tag. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A French appeals court has ruled that Marine Le Pen will be eligible to run in France’s 2027 presidential election after reducing her sentence in a European Parliament embezzlement case, though the conditions of her conviction could still keep her out of the race. DETAIL: The court sentenced Le Pen to three years in prison, with two years suspended, and ordered her to wear an electronic monitoring tag for one year, while also reducing her ban from holding public office to 45 months, with 30 months…Open
A court will decide on Tuesday whether to uphold Ms. Le Pen’s embezzlement conviction. If it does, the far-right leader will probably be barred from running for the presidency next year.
The Paris appeal court's decision on whether French populist leader Marine Le Pen can run for the presidency in 2027 is set for Tuesday.
The Paris appeal court’s decision on whether French populist leader Marine Le Pen can run for the presidency in 2027 is set for Tuesday. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s National Rally (RN) party, is awaiting a Paris appeal court decision on whether her dubious 2025 conviction for embezzlement will be upheld. The conviction barred her from running in the 2027 presidential election, and the appeal will decide whether or not she can stand. DETAIL: Le Pen was convicted in 2025 of supposedly misusing €1.4 million in European Parliament funds to pay party employees rather than parliamentary aides, resulting in a five-year ban from public office and a four-year jail sentence. The decision was highly…Open