Marine Le Pen

For the French, the conviction of far-right leader Marine Le Pen was surprising, and no one expected such severity. That’s how the verdict against the politician, who was a frontrunner in the next presidential election, was described to CNN Prima NEWS by former Czech ambassador to France, Petr Janyška. Together with Tereza Novotná, an analyst from the EUROPEUM think tank, they agreed that the French judiciary is not afraid of politicians at all. This is also demonstrated by the trials of former prime ministers and even presidents of France.

Members of Marine Le Pen's political party will join the newly formed Patriots for Europe group. They will thus become the largest group in this party and thus achieve a better position than the MEPs of the ANO movement. Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini's League is also expected to join. For Novinky.cz commented Martin Vokálek, Deputy Director of EUROPEUM Institute.

The French elections were surprisingly won by the left. Its partner in forming a government may be the alliance of President Emmanuel Macron. And on European level Marine Le Pen will join a new political party in the European Parliament, Patriots for Europe, which Czech politician Andrej Babiš co-founded. Listen to the comments of Viktor Daňek, deputy director of EUROPEUM Institute for CNN Prima News.

The nationalist National Association of Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella and left-wing parties are seeking victory in the second round. On the other hand, President Emmanuel Macron's party, is hoping for better results than in the first one. Researcher at EUROPEUM Institute Zuzana Krulichová commented for e15.

In France, final preparations for the July summer Olympic Games are underway, but according to surveys, less than half of the French believe the country can ensure a their smooth course. Confidence in current political leaders has also been undermined by the European elections, where the opposition scored a significant victory. The opposition far-right National Rally led by Marine Le Pen no longer wants to leave the EU; they want to influence it. However, they need allies for that. Žiga Faktor, Deputy Director and Head of the Brussels Office at EUROPEUM Institute, comments on this for Respekt magazine.

Our Zuzana Stuchlíková spoke about the gathering of the anti-EU parties in Prague.

In an interview for iRozhlas, our deputy director Martin Michelot commented on the recent second round of parliamentary elections in France. What should we know about the French parliamentary elections, and what impact does it have on the country?

Our Deputy Director's takes on the French presidential elections, in chronological order and continuously updated.

Our Martin Michelot analysed for Respekt the second round of the French presidential elections and the prospects of both the candidates.

Our Martin Michelot contributed to an article for Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty on the French presidential race.

Our Martin Michelot in an interview for iRozhlas.cz was answering the questions concerning the second round of the french presidential elections and both candidates - Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen.

In an interview for iDnes our Martin Michelot presented and discussed the pre-voting dynamics of the French presidential elections, the tactics of both candidates and possible scenarios for the forthcoming legislative elections.