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Marine Le Pen testifies in ongoing RN assistants appeal trial
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In the Paris Court of Appeal's ongoing trial over alleged misuse of European Parliament funds by Front National/Rassemblement National staff, Marine Le Pen was questioned on January 20-21, 2026, rejecting claims of a 'system' of embezzlement and highlighting the European Parliament's prior silence on assistants' roles.
A recent poll shows an erosion of Marine Le Pen's image among the French, especially RN sympathizers, who prefer Jordan Bardella for the 2027 presidency. Despite her 2025 conviction, RN ideas are gaining ground in public opinion, splitting France evenly between concerns and enthusiasm. The party retains its momentum amid judicial troubles.
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Catalan police dispersed hundreds of antifascist protesters in Sentmenat, Barcelona, after firecrackers were thrown at an event by the neonazi group Núcleo Nacional. Four officers were injured in the clashes. The far-right group, based in Madrid, held a private gathering in an industrial polygon over 30 km from the Catalan capital.
In Carpentras, outgoing mayor Serge Andrieu (divers gauche) welcomes divisions within the far right for the 2026 municipal elections. The Rassemblement national (RN) has invested a candidate, while the party's 2020 supported candidate is trying again. Former mayor Francis Adolphe also aims to return.
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On October 30, 2025, the French National Assembly narrowly adopted a Rassemblement National (RN) resolution calling for the denunciation of the 1968 Franco-Algerian migration agreement. This symbolic vote, backed by right-wing deputies, is the first such success for a far-right text since 1958. It threatens to heighten tensions between Paris and Algiers.