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: 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: an election triumph for fascist Front National, despite failure to win a region
The BBC said the FN was “routed” in the election – but in reality it was no such thing: although it didn’t take a region, these elections have been a triumph for the fascist party.
Le Pen and Wilders finally form publicly funded Euro-group, thanks to ex-UKIP MEP
Fascist Front National leader Marine Le Pen and Dutch racist populist Geert Wilders have finally got their hands on around €17.5m of public money by forming a new fascist and racist group in the European Parliament.
FRANCE election liveblog: unprecedented gains for fascist FN amid shift to the right
Welcome to our election liveblog. The fascist Front National party is seeking to take control of département councils in the second round run-offs in France’s local elections.
FRANCE antifascist election liveblog: FN’s vote is up but fascists fail to take first place
Welcome to our election liveblog. The fascist Front National party is seeking to make gains and take control of département councils in Frnce’s local elections – the first round of voting is today. Results are now starting to come in.