Raphael Glucksmann

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Emmanuel Macron, then French economy minister, and Philippe De Villiers during a show at the Puy du Fou theme park in 2016. File photograph: AFP/Getty
Macron’s loyalty to reactionary aristocrat politically risky

In one of the more curious episodes of the Covid-19 saga, French president Emmanuel Macron has sided with right-wing traditionalist Catholic and Euros(...)

French president Emmanuel Macron: had upped the stakes by stressing the “existential risk” involved in the elections. Photograph: Kamil Zihnioglu
Defeat for Macron was marginal but Le Pen still tops poll

French president Emmanuel Macron’s defeat at the hands of Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National looked like a major setback on Sunday night. But in t(...)

Marine Le Pen, leader of the French far-right party Rassemblement National, casting her vote during the European elections in Henin Beaumont, northern France. Photograph: EPA/Thibault Vandermersch
Macron loses EU elections to Marine Le Pen’s far-right party

Marine Le Pen’s populist nationalist Rassemblement National won the EU parliamentary elections in France with 23.3 per cent of the vote, according to (...)