Marine Le Pen’s National Front was France’s top political party amongst 18-24 year olds in regional elections in December.
With a presidential election due next year, why are so many young people supporting her? And what do they believe?
“If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man, then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you, for Paris is a moveable feast.”
E. Hemingway
Atop Sacré Coeur
My first weeks in Paris were pretty miserable. After post-graduation bliss in Durham and a sun-drenched London summer, Paris was a disappointment.
French youth have been occupying the Place de la République in Paris in protest against a controversial Work Law. Here’s what I saw.
Alexander Bailey gurgles in three different languages. At six weeks old, he may be one of the last European Britons.
Ineligible to receive Austrian citizenship until age 10 despite being born in Vienna, his British father and Russian mother hurried to get him a U.K. passport before it was too late.
“I want him to be European,” Michael Bailey, 38, said. “I needed to make sure he got a British passport that still said ‘European Union’ on it.”
Tina Bouffet is a co-founder of the Sciences Po Refugee Help group, a student association that provides support to asylum seekers in Paris.
She explained her motivations and the challenges of their work, from direct interaction with asylum seekers on the streets to raising funds for the association.
Revealing the location of ticket inspectors on public transport in France could soon see you face 2 months in prison or a fine of over €3,000.
Joe Mayes and Federica Baggio report
