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​Jordan Bardella, president of Rassemblement National or National Rally, gives a speech and flies French flags at a rally in support of Marine le Pen after her conviction on April 6, 2025.
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Could Jordan Bardella become France’s youngest president?

Jordan Bardella, the 29-year-old president of France’s far-right National Rally, aka RN, has announced his readiness to run for the country’s presidency in 2027 if current party leader Marine Le Pen remains barred from contesting the race.

Will Marine Le Pen's conviction really keep her out of French politics?
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Will Marine Le Pen's conviction really keep her out of French politics?

France's 2027 election just took a twist with Marine Le Pen's conviction. But is she really out of the 2027 race? What does it mean for Europe's political landscape? Ian Bremmer analyzes the fallout in this Quick Take.

​France National Front presidential candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen addresses a political rally in Lille on Feb. 25, 2007.
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Father of the French far right dies

Jean-Marie Le Pen, whose ultranationalist and conservative views enraged millions but also shaped the contemporary French political scene, died on Tuesday at 96.

Pop culture + geopolitics in 2024 | GZERO Media
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2024: Ten big moments when politics and culture collided

In music, sports, film, and entertainment, the art of politics and the politics of art overlapped as never before this year.

​Marine Tondelier, of Les Ecologistes party, talks to journalists next to colleagues as they leave a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Dec. 10. They had met with the French president as part of consultations aimed at appointing a new prime minister.
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Macron works to end France’s political deadlock

On Tuesday, France’s President Emmanuel Macron hosted a meeting with the leaders of center, center-right, and center-left political parties at the Elysee Palace in a bid to end France’s political crisis by building support for a new prime minister and a 2025 budget.

​French Prime Minister Michel Barnier reacts during the result of the vote on the first motion of no-confidence against the French government, in Paris, France, on Dec. 4, 2024.
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Lawmakers vote to oust French government

For the first time since 1962, the National Assembly, France’s lower (and more powerful) house of parliament, has voted to oust a government. Prime Minister Michel Barnier is out.

​French Prime Minister Michel Barnier leaves following the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on Nov. 27, 2024.
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French government barrels toward a brick wall

In France, political push came to shove on Monday, as Prime Minister Michel Barnier moved to ram a controversial pensions finance reform bill through the Assemblée Nationale, France’s lower (but more powerful) house of parliament.

Biden's exit overshadows Netanyahu's US visit
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Biden's exit overshadows Netanyahu's US visit

How will Biden dropping out of the presidential race overshadow Netanyahu's US visit? Can the China-brokered agreement between Hamas and Fatah help bring Palestinian peace? After a long hot summer of French politics, is the Olympics a rallying moment for Macron? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

​Gabriel Attal, the French Prime Minister, is leaving the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, on July 16, 2024, after the last Council of Ministers before Emmanuel Macron accepted his resignation.
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French Prime Minister resigns: what now?

French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the resignation of his Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal, on Tuesday. Who will take his place? Good question!

France's snap election: Understanding why Macron took the risk
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France's snap election: Understanding why Macron took the risk

Mark Carney on Brexit's aftermath, Macron's snap election, and the future of UK-EU relations