COLUMN. Michel Barnier must quickly build up his own legitimacy and avoid becoming dependent on a vengeful right-wing, writes Le Monde's political columnist Françoise Fressoz.

The bureau of France's National Assembly has validated an impeachment procedure brought by hard-left MPs against President ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen into her second term is trying to push the representation of women in the ...

Keir Starmer’s visit to the Italian prime minister has a certain tourist vibe to it. “Such fantastic weather,” he announced.

With half the world heading to the polls in 2024, our new issue examines the crisis of Establishment politics. Does the rise ...

In recent days, the French president, Emmanuel Macron, has capitulated to the far-right anti-immigration agenda of Marine Le ...

Revenge, in French politics, is a dish best served with cold bureaucratic maneuvers designed to trap one’s opponent like a ...

U.S. voters are willing to contemplate installing Donald Trump in the White House for a second term, an equally significant ...

Ms Meloni has kept her distance from the more truculent Marine Le Pen in France, and has proved one of the most outspoken ...

But some far-right politicians seem to have changed their rhetoric. Take the “pro-Ukrainian stance” of Marine Le Pen. Is this ...

Olaf Scholz is desperately trying to look tough on migration ahead of another regional election in eastern Germany.

Donald Trump is continuing to target immigrants, and focusing his attacks on swing states in which he is struggling in the ...