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Wif Stenger

@wifsten.bsky.social

Village bar and pub closures fuel support for the #farright in #France and #UK

#NationalRally #UKIP #tabac
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The demise of the French ‘tabac’: How bar closures are fuelling Le Pen’s far right

France’s iconic bars-tabacs are closing in droves, stripping communities of a key social lifeline and influencing their politics, according to a study that links the decline of neighbourhood bars with...

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February 8, 2026 at 3:38 PM

Maqsood Asi

@maqsoodasi.bsky.social

#France iconic bars-tabacs are closing in droves, stripping communities of a key social lifeline and influencing their #politics, according to study that links decline of neighbourhood bars with the rise in support for #LePen the #FarRight #NationalRally

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The demise of the French ‘tabac’: How bar closures are fuelling Le Pen’s far right

France’s iconic bars-tabacs are closing in droves, stripping communities of a key social lifeline and influencing their politics, according to a study that links the decline of neighbourhood bars with...

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February 7, 2026 at 2:31 PM

Andrew Knight (Fella) 🇪🇺🇬🇧

@andrewknightfella.bsky.social

#NationalRally / #RassemblementNational

"A good part of their money comes from #russia"

YOU DON'T SAY.....

Interesting how much of the global rot is coming out of these #EpsteinFiles

February 1, 2026 at 8:06 AM

⚠️ 4+4 feed

@vierplusvier.bsky.social

EIL: Bardella nennt Dänemarks US-Stützpunkte und F-35-Abhängigkeit eine 'Dienstbarkeit', die Souveränität untergräbt. #NationalRally #Geopolitik

January 24, 2026 at 8:41 PM

RichardJR

@electricbluesfan.bsky.social

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🇪🇺 🇺🇸 EUROPE'S #FAR-RIGHT TURNS AGAINST #TRUMP ON #GREENLAND 🇺🇸 🇪🇺

The Trump administration hailed the rise of "patriotic European parties."

But now, leaders from the #AfD, #NationalRally, and #ReformUK are pushing back hard against his bid for Greenland.

Chris Iorfida reports...
#Geopolitics

January 20, 2026 at 8:05 PM

Sight Magazine

@sightmagazine.bsky.social

French Government survives no-confidence votes, now faces another budget battle @sightmagazine.bsky.social #FrenchBudget #SebastienLecornu #NationalRally #RN #FranceUnbowed #LFI #EU #Mercosur #trade #EmmanuelMacron

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French government survives no-confidence votes, now faces another budget battle - Sight Magazine

French PM Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes in parliament, clearing the way for the government to focus on yet another budget showdown.

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January 15, 2026 at 4:49 AM

Laura Phillips

@lauraphillips.bsky.social

BBC’s Nick Robinson: “The man who the polls suggest is favourite to be the next President of France has just met #NigelFarage who used to condemn the #NationalRally party for its “prejudice+anti semitism”
I’ve been speaking to J Bardella for my #PoliticalThinking #podcast’ On #BBCSounds 6am 10.12.

December 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM

Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

The Trumpists Promote #Europe ’s Far Right (Karl Smith)

#Trump #Vance #AfD #ReformParty #NationalRally #Orban

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The Trumpists Promote Europe's Far Right - EA WorldView

How Trumpists trying to establish "MAGA internationale” by allying themselves with far-right politicians, parties, and activists across Europe

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November 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM

Scott Lucas

@scottlucas.bsky.social

The Trumpists Promote #Europe ’s Far Right (Karl Smith)

#Trump #Vance #AfD #ReformParty #NationalRally #Orban

eaworldview.com/2025/11/trum...

J.D. Vance and Alice Weidel, co-chair of German's AfD

November 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM

Illiberalism Studies Program

@illsp.bsky.social

New piece! Marlene Laruelle on the failures of technocratic governance in #France under #EmmanuelMacron and the collapse of the cordon sanitaire against #MarineLePen's #NationalRally.

www.illiberalism.org/the-failure-...

The Failure of Macron’s Technocratic Governing Style Is Boosting the Nativist Right in France | illiberalism.org

Marlene Laruelle on the failures of technocratic governance in France under Emmanuel Macron and the collapse of the cordon sanitaire against Marine Le Pen's National Rally.

www.illiberalism.org

October 28, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Murielle S

@frenchieinlimbo.bsky.social

Imagine calling yourself a #Christian and treating another human being this way. The #hatred and #malice that this orange madman has poured out on this nation is revolting.
We'll have the same thing in France if the #NationalRally aka #RN comes to power!

October 26, 2025 at 5:25 AM

Ruth Watson

@ruthwatson.bsky.social

See also: far-right parties like #ReformUK #NationalRally #FratelliDItalia #AlternativeFürDeutschland being key examples of really nasty political movements which attract the worst of people to their core.

If you are not #antifa, you are, at best, blind to the fascism which underpins these parties.

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Oct 14

It's really not about politics anymore. The apparatus of the Republican Party has simply become a haven for bad people.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

October 15, 2025 at 10:10 AM

Sight Magazine

@sightmagazine.bsky.social

France’s Macron won’t resign, as no-confidence votes threaten his new government @sightmagazine.bsky.social #France #EmmanuelMacron #SebastienLecornu #FranceUnbowed #NationalRally

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France's Macron won't resign, as no-confidence votes threaten his new government - Sight Magazine

French President Emmanuel Macron rejected calls to resign and blasted his opponents, as his latest government was threatened.

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October 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM

Sight Magazine

@sightmagazine.bsky.social

French presidency unveils new cabinet as budget pressure intensifies @sightmagazine.bsky.social #France #SebastienLecornu #EmmanuelMacron #Frenchcabinet #FrenchGovernment #FranceUnbowed #NationalRally #FrenchSocialists

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French presidency unveils new cabinet as budget pressure intensifies - Sight Magazine

The French presidency announced Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's new cabinet line-up on Sunday, with most top jobs remaining unchanged.

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October 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM

Sight Magazine

@sightmagazine.bsky.social

Back to the future as France’s Macron reappoints Lecornu as PM @sightmagazine.bsky.social #EmmanuelMacron #France #SebastienLecornu #NationalRally #JordanBardella

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Back to the future as France's Macron reappoints Lecornu as PM - Sight Magazine

French President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as Prime Minister on Friday just days after he quit the job.

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October 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM

Sight Magazine

@sightmagazine.bsky.social

France’s Macron pressed to end political “mess” @sightmagazine.bsky.social #France #EmmanuelMacron #SebastienLecornu #NationalRally #RN #MarineLePen

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France's Macron pressed to end political "mess" - Sight Magazine

France's President Emmanuel Macron faced growing pressure on Tuesday to resign or hold a snap parliamentary election.

sightmagazine.com.au

October 8, 2025 at 3:59 AM

🦋 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 𝕿𝖍𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖊®

@thorchrs.bsky.social

👇🇫🇷"Far-right National Rally snubs French PM’s bid to salvage cabinet amid political turmoil" #Paris #France
#PoliticalTurmoil #NationalRally

Far-right National Rally snubs French PM’s bid to salvage cabinet amid political turmoil – Europe live

Bardella and Le Pen decline Lecornu’s invitation for talks to solve crisis

www.theguardian.com

October 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM

Scandinavian News Finland 🇫🇮

@snnmedia.bsky.social

Following today’s collapse of the French government, the leader of National Rally Jordan Bardella now calls for snap elections #scandinaviannewsagency #France #jordanBardella #NationalRally #Macron #Snnmedia