A Far-Right Fire Is Blazing Across France
Extremist groups are becoming more emboldened—and more violent—all over the country.
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Extremist groups are becoming more emboldened—and more violent—all over the country.
French president faces a tougher campaign this time around in challenger’s southern stronghold.
The leaders write in an op-ed for Le Monde that France’s election is ‘not … an election like the others.’
Régionales 2021 en Paca : la stratégie Mariani du Rassemblement national, opération séduction à droite Ancienne figure de la droite républicaine passé au RN, le candidat Thierry Mariani a su lisser son image pour les régionales, sans renier ses idées à l'extrême droite. Une stratégie d'équilibriste à la conquête des voix du RN, mais aussi de la frange droite des Républicains en Paca. Publié le 25/06/2021 à 06h30 • Mis à jour le 25/06/2021 à 17h29 Ancrage local, carrière à l'UMP, et ligne dure à droite : Thierry Mariani avait tout du candidat parf...
URL copied to clipboard The Radical Right movement Génération Identitaire (GI) was banned by the French government on 3 March. Although the decision will be challenged in courts, it is very unlikely that it will be overturned, thus forcing the 800 to 1,000-members group to find new legal means to continue without facing criminal charges. Curious about the future of the movement, I met with Clément Martin, one of GI’s former spokespeople, a day after the ban. Martin is in his late 20s, from the city of Nice. He jokes about “having grown white hair” and “belonging to a generation...