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The European elections saw a huge victory for the fascist Front National (FN) in France. The FN came out on top with 25 percent of the votes. This is the first time in its history it has secured first place in a nationwide poll. This is a terrible setback and an urgent call to action....

The CGT union federation and other organisations have called for a national day of protests and strikes against the Front National (FN).

 Around 10,000 people, mainly youth, have marched against the Front National (FN) in France today, Thursday.

The victory of the Front National (FN) in the European elections will have a terrible impact on French politics.

The economic crisis has seen politicians whip up old bigotry to new heights, says Umberto Guerra of campaign Rromeurope

The left was preparing to protest against austerity in Paris on Saturday of this week in the wake of gains for the right in local elections.

The fascists have won high votes in France—and mainstream parties helped them, says Dave Sewell

The latest gains for the fascist Front National (FN) come against a backdrop of years of attacks on Muslims without real opposition.

The fascist Front National (FN) achieved its best ever results in a first round of France’s local elections last weekend.

Public transport was made free in a number of French and Belgian cities last week, as an emergency measure to deal with air pollution. Paris also imposed restrictions on car use. Paris has the fourth worst average air quality of any city in the world. Last week’s weather briefly made it number one—despite the media’s fixation on pollution in China.

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France’s centre-left president Francois Hollande has given a chilling glimpse of what could be in store for Britain under a future Labour government.