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STRASBOURG, France (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and extreme-right politician Marine Le Pen voiced two radically opposed visions of Europe on Tuesday: one resolutely advocating for the bloc of 27 nations, the other defending her French nationalist mottos. If Macron falters in France’s April 24 presidential runoff between the two, the far-right could be at the helm of the European Union, an abhorrent idea to most leaders in the bloc. Experts say a win for Le Pen would have immense repercussions on the functioning of the EU. Not only would her coming to power damage the democratic values and...

The portrait of Emmanuel Macron was trampled before being torn and then thrown out the window on Saturday in #Poitiers where the demonstrators invaded the Town Hall https://twitter.com/AnonymeCitoyen/status/1419660390624018432

A whopping 20 retired French generals and 80 other ex-officers are calling for military rule in the country if President Emmanuel Macron does not halt society's "disintegration caused by Islamists." In response, Macron has threatened to punish generals who signed the open letter that warned the country is heading for "civil war" because of radical Islam.

EMMANUEL Macron has been mercilessly mocked for swapping his perfect English for a ridiculous over-the-top French drawl.The President, currently facing the real possibility of losing out to far-right National Rally Marine Le Pen next year, seemed to be trying to ham up his French credentials with the stunt. But it spectacularly backfired – leaving people rolling with laughter rather than clapping with admiration. Mr Macron, an unapologetic europhile, spoke in English for the clip which welcomed the US back into the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement. Joe Biden rejoined almost immediately after taking the presidency after his predecessor Donald Trump...

Marine Le Pen, the president of the French populist right-wing party Rassemblement National (National Rally), congratulated the United Kingdom for regaining its “freedom” but went on to say that Brexit was a “terrifying failure” for the European Union. “After multiple twist and turns, the UK has finally regained its freedom. But this is a terrifying failure for the EU”, said Ms Le Pen. “We will no doubt see, over the coming months and years, that the UK did the right thing and will probably benefit a great deal. In fact, I have already noticed that the disaster-mongering has already given...

President Emmanuel Macron has urged the French to vote for pro-EU parties in Sunday’s European Parliament election to stave off the threat of “nationalists.” The leader of the globalist-progressive La République En Marche (LREM/Republic on the Move) claimed that despite being the president, who should remain above the fray of national elections, he had to intervene because of the role he plays in bringing forth the “new stage of the European Project.” “I cannot be a spectator, but an actor in this European election which is the most important since 1979 [when the first European Parliament elections were held] because...

Marine Le Pen has asserted that neither she nor her party want France's withdrawal from the eurozone. Speaking at a gathering of her supporters on Saturday ahead of the European elections, the National Rally (RN) leader said that her platform would now “look to change the EU from within”. Nationalists, Eurosceptics, and far-right parties are increasing their voter base all across Europe. The former French presidential candidate wants these parties to join forces in the European Parliament as part of one single "powerful parliamentary group". She even spoke of a "fusion" of three factions: the Europe of Nations and Freedom...

EMMANUEL Macron’s reputation within the European Union has been seriously damaged by the violent protests engulfing France, which have triggered an “unprecedented political disaster” in the country, experts have warned. The President’s leadership is hanging by a thread as left-wing groups within the French Parliament discuss launching a no confidence vote against him. According to an Fop-Fiducial poll, Emmanuel Macron’s popularity rating plummeted to a new low of 23 percent in November - down by a massive six percentage points from October. Paris in particular has been under siege from so-called “yellow vest” demonstrators, named after the high-visibility jackets all...

I came here today to tell you there is a youth ready for this fight in Europe today.

French president Emmanuel Macron shocked Andrew Marr during their interview when he admitted that had France held a referendum on membership of the EU after Brexit, the French people would vote to leave. Twitter lit up after the interview was aired, with many questioning if the French leader had just admitted that he "does not listen to his own people" since he has refused to hold a referendum on the EU.

On Sunday night, as the returns were being counted in the first round of the French presidential primary for the conservative Les Républicains party, the nation’s political landscape shuddered not once but twice. Taking by surprise commentators and pollsters, former Prime Minister François Fillon came in first with 44 percent of the vote, outdistancing the favorite, former Prime Minister Alain Juppé. But -- and here the earth shifted a second time -- he also doubled the score of his onetime boss, former President Nicolas Sarkozy, who finished a distant third. Overnight, Nicolas Sarkozy -- who for better and worse had...

Good Labor Day morning, I’m still reporting on the invasion of Europe. The soon-to-be French presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen promised French voters on Saturday that if elected she will give the French people a “Frexit” vote on leaving the European Union. Le Pen’s National Front party is the only one to promise the groundbreaking vote. Le Pen spoke to a crowd of 700 people in a the small village in northeastern France:

Britain's departure meant the end of an era. France's departure would mean the end of the EU. After Grexit and Brexit, the next crisis to confront the European Union will be Frexit. It will prove to be the worst of all. While dramatic, the Greek tragedy had a limited run. While seismic, the British divorce will not necessarily upend Brussels. But for historical and institutional reasons, a French crisis would be cataclysmic. The midwife for the EU’s birth, France now risks becoming its gravedigger. The ruin and rubble of World War II had not been entirely cleared when France laid...