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Angelique Chrisafis

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Angelique Chrisafis is the Guardian's Paris correspondent. Twitter @achrisafis. Click here for Angelique's public key

May 2026

  • Marine Le Pen is seen on multiple TV screens while giving an interview on television

    Political row as report calls for sweeping cuts to French public broadcasting

    Inquiry set up by rightwing politician recommends merging major channels and slashing TV entertainment budgets by 75%
  • Mélenchon in a blue suit and red tie

    Radical left Jean-Luc Mélenchon announces 2027 French presidential bid

    The controversial leader will seek presidency for the fourth time – despite previously vowing to stand aside
  • Dieudonné Boutrin, Jean-Marc Ayrault and Georges Emmanuel stand beside base of mast with clasped hand symbol and inscription beneath in French

    Cotton Capital: ongoing series
    ‘Such huge consequences’: pressure mounts on France to act on enslavement reparatory justice

    As a Mast of Fraternity and Memory is unveiled in Nantes, calls are growing for Macron to announce framework for discussions

April 2026

  • Vanessa Springora, Bernard Henri Levy and Virginie Despentes in portrait photographs

    More than 100 writers quit French publisher in protest against rightwing owner Vincent Bolloré

    Tycoon’s media empire accused of pushing far-right ideas, as writers say: ‘We refuse to be hostages in ideological war’
  • Lafont at the Paris courthouse. Behind him are a police officer and a man in court dress

    French cement maker convicted of financing terror groups to keep its Syria plant working

    Lafarge fined more than €1m and its former boss jailed for paying nearly €5.6m to groups including Islamic State
    • Europe live with Jakub Krupa
      Vance accuses EU of ‘foreign interference’ in upcoming Hungarian election while endorsing Orbán – as it happened

    • ‘Racist ideology lodges itself amid austerity politics’: newly elected French mayor on tackling far right

    • ‘Not up to standard’: Macron criticises Trump after comments about his marriage

March 2026

  • Emmanuel Gregoire makes a V sign as he rides a Velib' public bike-sharing bicycle heading to Paris city hall after his victory

    ‘Absolute moral rigour’: new Paris mayor Emmanuel Grégoire’s ideals face stern test

  • A man in a suit and tie on a bike at night, blowing a kiss to the crowd while surrounded by other bike riders and security

    Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire elected Paris mayor, as National Rally fails to take key cities

  • A middle-aged man on a bike adorned with an LFI flag.

    France’s radical left on brink of local election victory in Roubaix

  • Emmanuel Grégoire speaks to reporters.

    French political parties seek alliances before final round of local elections

  • Nicolas Sarkozy back in court for fresh trial over alleged Libya funding

  • First-round of French local elections sees strong showing for National Rally and LFI

  • France votes in local elections seen as crucial indicator for presidential poll

  • ‘It would be an earthquake for France’: is Marseille about to vote in the far right?

  • US orders government employees to leave Saudi Arabia – as it happened

  • A lone battle: Why is Pedro Sánchez the only European leader to take on Trump?

  • Europe live with Jakub Krupa
    ‘Any threat against member state is threat against the EU’, says commissioner in response to Trump comments – as it happened

  • Middle East crisis live
    Trump says US will provide insurance for commercial shipping – as it happened

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