Level of support for Éric Zemmour, who has three hate speech convictions, is disturbing

Poor local election results may not mean much but the president’s party base remains weak

Conservative Les Républicains and Socialist parties retain control of regions across France

President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen fared badly in regional polls at the weekend

Poor first-round results for far-right Rassemblement National in record low turnout

French president describes incident southern town of Tain-l’Hermitage as ‘isolated event’

Government condemns anti-immigrant faction as ‘armed wing of extremism and xenophobia’

France’s handling of coronavirus crisis raises questions over president’s ability to win re-election

Protests follow murder of teacher by 18-year-old unconnected to victim or school

Between a fifth and a quarter of infections are occurring in workplaces

Jean Castex, ‘perfect clone’ of predecessor, tasked with helping Macron change direction

Municipal elections can be a poor guide to national performance

Europe Écologie Les Verts seize town halls in Besançon, Bordeaux, Lyon and Strasbourg

French president hoping to be seen as a modern-day de Gaulle as he eyes re-election

‘Parliamentary fiasco’ claims as La République en Marche seeks to raise retirement age

Critics accuse president of unrolling new strategy to limit losses in March’s elections

Macron under pressure to take a stand on issues including the wearing of headscarves

French president plans to clamp down on abuses in hope of winning over right-wing voters

Voting patterns in French army have swung towards far-right since 2012, research finds

Heir apparent of French far-right an enthusiastic recruiter for her aunt, Marine Le Pen

Hague Letter: In some quarters, his political obituary is already written

Le Pen and Macron are fighting over the remnants of once mighty conservative party

Good turnout and swing from ultranationalism enhance Europe’s sense of legitimacy

World View: Far-right populists have quietly shelved their EU exit policies amid Brexit

Europe Letter: Vlaams Belang’s success raises questions on government formation

The far-right surge was smaller than expected while liberals and Greens made big gains across the Continent

Election was referendum on French president’s leadership but he limited damage

Ecologist party EELV makes a breakthrough, coming in third ahead of the Socialists and far-left France Unbowed

French president’s party losing rural support as voters turn to Le Pen despite Russian links

Centre parties that have long held sway could lose ability to form majority on their own

RN says president has made European election into a referendum for or against him

French president is an antisystem politician of a different stripe

The French president’s ambition is a welcome tonic at a time when many leaders, spooked by the populist threat, are inclined towards defensive retreat

French president’s open letter builds on the theme of European sovereignty

RN leader on anti-Semitism, the gilets jaunes and her plan to undermine Brussels from the inside

Hervé Berville has received threatening, racist messages in toxic atmosphere in France

Minds of French politicians turning nervously to European parliamentary elections

Protesters from neglected countryside knocking on the door of bourgeois Parisians

Paris Letter: Debate will attempt to ‘take the pulse of the country’ after widespread unrest

Rise of the ‘gilets jaunes’ coincides with Macron’s record low 26% approval rating