Gregoire de Fournas, newly elected member of the National Rally, denies any personal racist attack against black colleague, says he was referring to ship carrying rescued migrants

New National Rally leader Jordan Bardell, 27, backs efforts to rid party of virulent antisemitic and extremist views but has also been accused of encouraging white supremacists

National Rally party chief wins uncontested leadership race after poor showing in regional elections, as she looks toward 2022 presidential contest

Marine Le Pen's party is expected to make gains and step further into the political mainstream in a vote for new assemblies for mainland France's 13 regions

Politician expected to challenge Macron for presidency next year claims she's victim of witch hunt over photos she posted after journalist compared her party to IS

City of Moissac, which sheltered 500 Jewish children from Nazis, selects Romain Lopez, a member of Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally, who has been accused of anti-Semitism

As leaders of several European nationalist factions rally in Milan, Italy's Salvini rejects 'far-right' label

Separately, Belgian anti-Semitism watchdog files complaint against man who called himself 'gasman' on Facebook, listed Auschwitz as workplace