Opinion Has Macron laid the groundwork for a Le Pen victory in 2027? Macron has regrouped the centre-Left and centre-Right into one party. But it’s left him vulnerable By Philippe Marlière / 29 Apr 2022
Opinion This time around, the threat of a Le Pen presidency is real The far Right does not command a majority in France. But Macron’s arrogance and elitism, plus divisions on the Left, could hand it a victory By Philippe Marlière / 13 Apr 2022
Analysis The French presidential election is in a far-Right quagmire The citing of a poisonous anti-Muslim conspiracy theory has infected France’s political discourse By Philippe Marlière / 17 Feb 2022
Opinion Éric Zemmour is no fascist – he’s the creature of the French establishment Unlike Marine Le Pen, far-Right presidential candidate Zemmour has no link to France’s fascist tradition. His meteoric rise comes from the mainstream By Philippe Marlière / 9 Dec 2021
Opinion How battling France’s COVID pass led the Left to embolden the far Right Instead of focusing on changes that would ease pandemic suffering, left-wing groups have joined hysterical protests that boost conspiracy theorists By Philippe Marlière / 4 Oct 2021
Home Covid-19 and the surge of the antiracist movement in France Under the impulse of the Justice and Truth for Adama committee, the fight against racism may be at a turning point in France. By Philippe Marlière / 6 Jul 2020
Home France’s Yellow Vests: the momentum is gone How can one achieve such ambitious objectives without looking for allies and working out concrete political outcomes ? By Philippe Marlière / 31 May 2019
Conflict & security The yellow vests, or the discrediting of representative democracy Even though the most scathing criticism is directed at the president of the republic, it is the entire political personnel that is targeted by the mocking, unflattering, even hatefilled comments. By Philippe Marlière / 17 Dec 2018
