Hélène de Lauzun is the Paris correspondent for The European Conservative. She studied at the École Normale Supérieure de Paris. She taught French literature and civilization at Harvard and received a Ph.D. in History from the Sorbonne. She is the author of Histoire de l’Autriche (Perrin, 2021).
French Bill To Grant The Right To Vote For Foreigners

French Bill To Grant The Right To Vote For Foreigners

The bill has little chance of succeeding. It will certainly pass the National Assembly with votes from the Left, but the right-wing majority in the Senate will block it. For the RN, the right to vote must remain intimately linked to the question of citizenship.

September 2, 2022
Ambassador for LGBT Rights to be Nominated in France

Ambassador for LGBT Rights to be Nominated in France

This announcement is part of a wider offensive by the French government in favour of LGBT rights. For Elisabeth Borne, the defence of LGBT rights is now a priority ideological battle: “the battle of attitudes has not yet been won,” she explained.

August 24, 2022
French Fundamentalist Imam: Expulsion Denied

French Fundamentalist Imam: Expulsion Denied

Minister of the Interior Gérald Darmanin welcomed the legal firmness with which the imam was treated. It was, however, a firmness that was quickly put to the test.

August 9, 2022
EU Gas Agreement with Azerbaijan Denounced by French Politicians

EU Gas Agreement with Azerbaijan Denounced by French Politicians

“By choosing Azerbaijan as a gas supplier, Mrs. von der Leyen is in fact weakening the European Union,” the French MPs said.

August 7, 2022
Archbishop of Canterbury Tries To Reaffirm Traditional Doctrine on Homosexuality

Archbishop of Canterbury Tries To Reaffirm Traditional Doctrine on Homosexuality

For Archbishop Welby, confirming traditional moral teaching is not a question of truth, but of practicality and prudential policy— considerably diminishing the moral significance of his letter.

August 4, 2022
Tensions in Kosovo Reminiscent of Russian Tutelage Over Serbia

Tensions in Kosovo Reminiscent of Russian Tutelage Over Serbia

Russia supports Serbian claims that the existence of an independent Kosovo would have no historical validity—a parallel being easily drawn with Russian claims over Crimea in 2014 and now over Ukraine as a whole.

August 4, 2022
Change of President in Sight at the Rassemblement National

Change of President in Sight at the Rassemblement National

Aliot vs Bardella: two profiles, two opportunities. For all that, it is difficult to talk about two competitors, since the two men make their political loyalty to Marine the pillar of their candidacy.

August 1, 2022
Pathology of the French-Algerian Illness

Pathology of the French-Algerian Illness

The wound of Algeria was quickly closed without being disinfected, and has continued to rot slowly ever since. It has weakened the French body politic, made sicker by Macron’s intervention.

July 30, 2022
What’s in a Tie? Ask France’s National Assembly

What’s in a Tie? Ask France’s National Assembly

By refusing to put on the costume of their job, the far-Left deputies are only embodying the most mediocre individualism, which triumphs everywhere else and against which they claim to fight.

July 30, 2022
Violence and Racism Between Immigrant Communities: a Taboo

Violence and Racism Between Immigrant Communities: a Taboo

The union of mixed couples often fuels racist and violent acts—especially between black people and Algerians.

July 30, 2022
Italy: Mattarella Announces Anticipated Elections

Italy: Mattarella Announces Anticipated Elections

Mario Draghi’s ability to reform the Italian state was seen by Brussels as the fruit of a new European solidarity mechanism—a recovery plan financed by a common debt. These prospects have collapsed like a house of cards.

July 29, 2022
The Shroud is 2,000 Years Old, According to New Study

The Shroud is 2,000 Years Old, According to New Study

A new analysis by Italian scientists of the Shroud of Turin using X-ray technology proves that the famous cloth dates back 2,000 years, contrary to the medieval origin suggested by the disputed 1988 carbon-14 analysis.

July 29, 2022