Hélène de Lauzun

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).
Winning a Debate, or Winning the Election? The Stakes of the Second Round Duel

Winning a Debate, or Winning the Election? The Stakes of the Second Round Duel

Marine Le Pen was playing a very long game in the debate, and immense pressure must have weighed on her shoulders. Not only did she have to wash away the affront from 2017, but she also had to remain focused on the one and only goal worth mentioning: to win the second round on Sunday, April 24th.

April 22, 2022
Abortion Continues to Decline in Germany

Abortion Continues to Decline in Germany

Germany has a low overall abortion rate in relation to its population of 82.9 million. Yet the exact causes of the decline in the number of abortions are difficult to determine.

April 20, 2022
European Parliament Seeks to Tar Le Pen with Fraud Allegations

European Parliament Seeks to Tar Le Pen with Fraud Allegations

The release of the report in the press comes at an ideal time to destabilise the candidate, with some of the facts mentioned by the European Office dating back more than ten years.

April 20, 2022
#SaccageParis: a Genuine Democratic and Conservative Movement Against an Electoral Oligarchy

#SaccageParis: a Genuine Democratic and Conservative Movement Against an Electoral Oligarchy

The #SaccageParis movement deserves our full attention. It is an example of a parallel democracy that is fundamentally rooted in—and desires to preserve—identity and heritage. In short, it is a conservative movement.

April 19, 2022
Emmanuel Macron in Favour of Euthanasia

Emmanuel Macron in Favour of Euthanasia

With the first round behind him, Emmanuel Macron is making things clear. On Monday, April 11th, the President of the National Assembly Richard Ferrand announced that the “right to die with dignity” would be the major societal reform of the new five-year term if Emmanuel Macron were reelected.

April 19, 2022
Over 70 Bishops and Cardinals Warn German ‘Synodal Path’ Will Lead to Schism

Over 70 Bishops and Cardinals Warn German ‘Synodal Path’ Will Lead to Schism

The signatories insist on the deleterious impact of the German approach on the whole Church. Other countries could follow the German example, misunderstanding the meaning of “synodality,” and thus deeply undermine the unity of the Catholic Church, setting it firmly on the road to schism.

April 18, 2022
Les Républicains Under 5%: The Shipwreck of the French Governmental Right

Les Républicains Under 5%: The Shipwreck of the French Governmental Right

The key to the survival of the main party of the French governmental right used to be political, now it is financial.

April 17, 2022
The Tragedy of Transgender Children

The Tragedy of Transgender Children

The madness of transgender children is the culmination of an ideological delusion that has been with us for many years. It is based on the erroneous idea that we can free ourselves from the sexual differences that are rooted in the bodies of men and women.

April 16, 2022
Le Pen vs Macron: <i>bis non repetita</i>

Le Pen vs Macron: bis non repetita

The convinced of Macronism have already shown themselves in the first round. Those who will vote for him out of duty have shrunk to a trickle. Anti-Macronism is on its way to being more powerful than a vote for Le Pen.

April 15, 2022
Poland and Germany Asking for European Funds to Welcome Ukrainian Refugees

Poland and Germany Asking for European Funds to Welcome Ukrainian Refugees

This willingness to collaborate is part of a rapprochement between Poland and Germany after a period of rather tense relations.

April 14, 2022
French Presidential Elections: Marine Le Pen Challenges Emmanuel Macron in the Second Round

French Presidential Elections: Marine Le Pen Challenges Emmanuel Macron in the Second Round

Repositioning French political forces began as soon as the results were announced. Even if the headliner is the same as in 2017, the balance of power and the political situation have radically changed.

April 11, 2022
The EU Launches Conditionality Mechanism as a Retort to Hungarian Elections

The EU Launches Conditionality Mechanism as a Retort to Hungarian Elections

Questions of bias by European institutions towards Hungary become obvious, given the timing. Ursula von der Leyen’s decision to accelerate the procedure following Orbán’s electoral triumph on Sunday, April 3rd, could easily be seen as sanctions.

April 11, 2022