France: Marine Le Pen wins seat in parliament as fascists triple their numbers
Nine fascists will take their seats in the French parliament – three times the previous number – following the second round of voting in the legislative elections today.
France: the cultural war against the fascist Front National
The results of the French presidential elections are in, with Macron beating the fascist Le Pen. Here we look at the cultural war challenging Marine Le Pen and the FN, and the conditions that have allowed the fascists to flourish
FRANCE: Antifascist election live blog – fascist Le Pen takes record vote in second round
Welcome to our live blog covering the 2017 French presidential elections – from an antifascist viewpoint. We will be updating the blog regularly as the results come through.
FRANCE: Marine Le Pen’s fascist Front National – what you need to know
Marine Le Pen’s Front National is a fascist organisation – and it threatens to make a breakthrough in the French presidential elections on Sunday. We look at its roots and development, who votes for it and why, and the elements of its fascist organisation that it seeks to hide.
Bulgaria: fascist candidate takes third place in presidential election
Fascists taken 15% of the vote – especially worrying as the parliamentary fascist groups are closely linked to the armed paramilitaries who are “hunting” refugees at the borders.
Fascism and the far right in Europe: country by country guide and analysis
Europe is witnessing a dangerous revival of fascist and racist populist parties and organisations. Over the next few weeks we are going to publish a series of articles analysing the scale of this threat. This is part one.