French presidential election

French poll shows far-right leader Bardella winning presidential election

A new Odoxa poll shows far-right leader Jordan Bardella would finish first in every tested matchup for France’s 2027 presidential election, beating all opponents in both rounds.

Jordan Bardella, president of the French National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party, waves to the crowd at the League party annual rally in Pontida, Italy, September 21, 2025.
 French President Emmanuel Macron kisses a person's head, as he arrives at a polling station to vote in the first round of the early French parliamentary elections, in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France, June 30, 2024.

Far-right leads France election, but final result remains uncertain, exit polls show

  Jordan Bardella, President of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National - RN) party, reacts as he attends a press conference to present policy priorities as part of the campaign for the upcoming French parliamentary elections, in Paris, France, June 24, 2024.

French Jews turn to far-right National Rally: 'We're voting for the nicest enemy'

 Elon Musk Twitter account is seen through Twitter logo in this illustration taken, April 25, 2022.

Twitter and Take-out: JPost podcast looks at Elon Musk and Bibi-Bennett battle


French President Macron’s party withdraws 2nd candidate who supported BDS

“Boycott Israeli products and [apply] an economic embargo!” William Tchamaha once wrote on Twitter.

French President Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche!

France's Jewish community: In a state of fear

French Jews voted overwhelmingly for Emmanuel Macron, but are concerned he will pander to the country’s large Arab minority and fail to protect them.

Newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron parades in a military vehicle in Paris after his inauguration, May 14

Macron expected to support two-state solution, says BDS is antisemitic

The newly-elected French president takes the reins and sees France as a human-rights superpower.

Emmanuel Macron, candidate for the 2017 presidential election, looks at some of the 2,500 photographs of young Jews deported from France during WWII, as he visits the Shoah Memorial in Paris, France, April 30, 2017

Raison garder…

Les électeurs franco-israéliens ont été particulièrement courtisés

Une soldate votant lors d'élections

My word: The Macron phenomenon

What happens in the elections for the National Assembly next month will have a role in determining the direction that Macron is able to take the country.

PEOPLE HEAD to a polling station in the French consulate in Jerusalem to vote in the presidential elections.

Macron, Le Pen turn up the heat in angry debate

Spectators and media experts shared the feeling that Wednesday’s debate was embarrassing.

France votes: Macron vs Le Pen

Choc politique

En se prononçant en faveur de Macron et Le Pen, les électeurs ont avant tout exprimé leur rejet de la classe politique traditionnelle

Le candidat d'en Marche, Emmanuel Macron