Across Europe, the far right is rising. That it seems normal is all the more terrifying
Owen Jones
Austria, France, Germany, Sweden and now Spain – the firewall between the mainstream and the far right is crumbling, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
March 2023
The Guardian view on Macron’s pensions reforms: a potential gift for the radical right
Editorial: The president’s mandate for sweeping reform is weaker today than it was in his first term
December 2022
Snapshot of 2022
This was the year France dodged a Marine Le Pen-shaped bullet. Again
Jonathan Meades
Campaign posters during French elections become pavement palimpsests that exist to be defaced – hence Le Pen in a hjiab, says author Jonathan Meades
June 2022
The Guardian view on Macron’s bad night: a rocky road ahead
French PM under pressure after Macron’s alliance loses absolute majority
Radical left threatens to hamstring Emmanuel Macron in French election
The future of France: can Macron’s centre hold?
May 2022
The Guardian view on the newly united French left: beyond the fragments
Macron rebrands party as Renaissance to fight parliamentary elections
The French president has faced down the challenge from the far right to win a second term. But he returns to office as president of a deeply divided country, says Angelique Chrisafis
