The National Rally (French: Rassemblement national, pronounced [ʁasɑ̃bləmɑ̃ nɑsjɔnal], RN), known as the National Front from 1972 to 2018 (French: Front national, [fʁɔ̃ nɑsjɔnal], FN), is a French far-right political party, described as right-wing populist and nationalist. [13]

The National Front for an Independent France, better known simply as National Front (French: Front national or Front national de l'indépendance de la France) was a World War II French Resistance movement created to unite all of the resistance organizations together to fight the Nazi occupation forces and Vichy France under Marshall Pétain.

Jan 16, 2025 · National Rally (formerly National Front), far right French political party founded in 1972. It is most commonly associated with Jean-Marie Le Pen and his daughter Marine Le Pen. The party strongly supports French nationalism and opposes immigration but often has been accused of fostering xenophobia and anti-Semitism.

On 30 June, thousands of left-wing protesters gathered at the Place de la République in Paris to protest the results of the first round of the 2024 legislative election where National Rally held the largest number of votes. The New Popular Front distributed flags to …

Jul 8, 2024 · A comparison with the results of the 2022 election shows how the National Rally has expanded across France and its overseas territories — but also that the left-wing New Popular Front won more constituencies.

Jul 8, 2024 · The fiery ex-paratrooper, a co-founder of what was then called the National Front, which initially included Nazi-era collaborators, had multiple convictions for antisemitic hate speech, having...

Jul 1, 2024 · The far-right National Rally (RN) party of Marine Le Pen won a resounding victory in the first round of the polls Sunday, with 33.15 percent of the votes cast for members of the National...

Feb 24, 2020 · National Rally, previously known as National Front, is a far-right political party in France with a decades-long history of Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, and misogyny. National Rally has enjoyed electoral success locally, nationally, and in the European Parliament.

Oct 9, 2022 · Its leader, Alain Robert, wanted to create a more "presentable" political structure and achieve the French far right's old dream: unity. And so was born the "national front" strategy.

OF THE NATIONAL FRONT C reated in October 1972, the French National Front (FN) finds its origins in the “revolutionary nationalism” ideology upheld by the young neo-fascist activists of the movement Ordre Nouveau (New Order). These devotees of …