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President-elect Emmanuel Macron of France waving to supporters on Sunday. Credit Patrick Kovarik/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Macron and the Revival of Europe

by Roger Cohen | May 12, 2017 | Opinion

It’s not just that Emmanuel Macron won and will become, at the age of 39, France’s youngest president. It’s not merely that he defeated, in Marine Le Pen, the forces of xenophobic nationalism exploited by President Donald Trump. It’s that he won with a bold stand for...

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Cabinet Selections to Rock France after Macron Win

by Michel Abu Najm | May 11, 2017 | World

Paris – Despite his sweeping victory over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, elected French president Emmanuel Macron’s job will not be easy, the way carved to the Élysée Palace is not a bed of roses. After the excitement of winning simmers, Macron’s task on...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Marine Le Pen, French National Front (FN) political party leader and candidate for the French 2017 presidential election, during their meeting in Moscow, Russia March 24, 2017. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS

Far Right Leader Le Pen Meets Russia’s Putin, Criticizes Upholding Sanctions

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 24, 2017 | World

Russian President Vladimir Putin granted an audience to French far-right party leader Marine Le Pen in the Kremlin on Friday, bestowing a level of international recognition that has so far eluded her in the countdown to France’s presidential election. Opinion...

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Former British PM Tony Blair. (AFP)

Against Populism, the Center Must Hold

by Tony Blair | Mar 6, 2017 | Opinion

London — Outrage is easy; strategy is hard. Outrage provides necessary motivation. But only strategy can deliver victory. The emotional response to the rightist populism sweeping the West is one of protest and dismay. But if there is to be an effective fightback,...

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Marine Le Pen, France’s National Front political party head, attends a joint news conference at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, June 16, 2015. REUTERS/Yves Herman

French Far-Right Leader Le Pen: Brexit Will Trigger a ‘Domino Effect’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 21, 2017 | World

At a right-wing meeting aiming to oust established parties in elections this year, France’s Far-right leader Marine Le Pen urged European voters to follow the example of Americans and the British and “wake up” in 2017. Speaking to several hundred...