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European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde arrives to present the bank’s 2025 Annual Report to the European Parliament in Strasbourg, on February 9, 2026.

Lagarde’s Rumoured Early Departure from ECB: Safeguard Against Electoral Risk in France?

Javier Villamor February 23, 2026

France’s political calendar turns the European Central Bank succession into a strategic issue for the Franco-German axis.

Rassemblement National (RN) President and MEP Jordan Bardella delivers his New Year remarks to the press at the Maison de l'Amérique Latine in Paris, on January 12, 2026.

Jordan Bardella: A New Target for the French Judiciary

Hélène de Lauzun January 14, 2026

After Marine Le Pen, will the courts attempt to sideline her successor too?

President of the parliamentary group of the Rassemblement National (RN) party, Marine Le Pen leaves the courtroom on the first day of a hearing in her appeal trial on suspicion of embezzlement of European public funds, in Paris on January 13, 2026.

Le Pen Trial: A Precarious Balancing Game

Hélène de Lauzun January 14, 2026

Marine Le Pen has one month to convince judges that she is not a threat to French democracy.

President of Rassemblement National (RN) Jordan Bardella (R) and President of the party's parliamentary group Marine Le Pen (C) leave following a meeting with the French Prime Minister in Paris, on September 17, 2025.

French Presidential Election Polls: Rassemblement National’s Lead Grows

Hélène de Lauzun November 3, 2025

At this stage, no opponent appears capable of seriously competing with Bardella or Le Pen.

Marine Le Pen in 2022

Marine Le Pen’s Appeal Rejection Diminishes Hope She Could Run in 2027 Presidential Election

Hélène de Lauzun October 21, 2025

The Council of State has refused to review her sentence of ineligibility, with appeal procedure now remaining her last hope.