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]

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.

Le Pen has served as parliamentary party leader of the National Rally in the Assembly since June 2022. Le Pen is the youngest daughter of former party leader Jean-Marie Le Pen and the aunt of former FN MP Marion Maréchal. Le Pen joined the FN in 1986.

Jul 8, 2024 · When the results came in on Sunday night, Le Pen’s party — now led by Jordan Bardella — had won 142 seats, 50 more than in 2022 but a long way from an absolute majority of 289. Both the left-wing New Popular Front alliance, at 188 seats, and French President Emmanuel Macron’s Ensemble bloc, with 161, remain larger political forces in ...

Oct 9, 2022 · It would be simplistic to boil the history of the FN/RN down to the two figures of Jean-Marie Le Pen and Marine Le Pen and distinguish them as an outrageous, protesting and radical Front National...

The New Popular Front (French: Nouveau Front populaire [nuvo fʁɔ̃ pɔpylɛːʁ], NFP) is a broad left-wing electoral alliance in France. [b] It was launched on 10 June 2024 to contest the 2024 French legislative election following the gains of far-right parties in …

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.

The National Rally (French: Rassemblement national or RN) is a far right political party in France. It used to be called the National Front until 2018. The party was founded on 5 October 1972 by Jean-Marie Le Pen. [1] The party was first called the National Front for French Unity (Front national pour l'unité française).

Jun 25, 2024 · Originally called the National Front, the party was founded in 1972 as the political arm of New Order, whose members believed democracy was doomed to fail. It included former Nazi soldiers,...

Oct 8, 2022 · As Marine Le Pen’s far-right movement marks 50 years in French politics, RFI looks back at how the National Rally – formerly the National Front – went from a fringe group to France’s single...