After years trying to moderate her party’s image, the far-right leader, convicted of embezzlement, now voices Trump-like ...

Embezzlement and polarizing legal decisions aren’t new, of course. But the crisis of Western democracy, most fundamentally, ...

As France looks inward, the question remains: can the nation rebuild trust in its democracy, or is the mirror reflecting a more uncomfortable truth? France has long considered its educational and ...

How would Spectator Australia readers react if Prime Minister Albanese was punished with a five-year ban from political ...

Contrary to Marine Le Pen's claims, the legitimacy of judges is just as strong as that of political leaders, the historian ...

This is a global movement – a slow-burning insurrection that seeks to replace the checks and balances of liberal democracy ...

The eligibility ban on presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen and the market-wrecking tariffs of U.S. President Trump are just ...

France’s foreign minister says Algerian authorities gave 12 French state officials 48 hours to leave the country.

Well known for his role as the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, the veteran politician urges Europe not to panic and to stand ...

France urgently needs to reduce its budget deficit to confront a "tsunami of destabilisation" that includes a bellicose Russia and a trade war triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump, Prime Minister ...

The sudden reappearance of de Villepin on the public stage has raised questions— not least about his intentions. While ...