Marine Le Pen’s last stand: National Rally leader polling far ahead for 2027 presidential election after three previous defeats

National Rally leader Marine Le Pen, a mainstay of right-wing French politics, could not be in a better position at the moment. Coming off the first presidential debate of the election season, she is polling in a distant first-place among French voters who see her as a populist outsider resilient enough to be battered

National Rally leader Marine Le Pen continues to dominate the field of prospective presidential candidates to replace Emmanuel Macron in next year's critical election, which is set to define French and European politics for years to come.

Guinea-Bissau is voting in a referendum to decide on granting new presidential powers

With demographics shifting, people over 65 have an increasingly significant impact on the economy, the state budget and the electorate. Eight months ahead of the next presidential election, such a reality makes it difficult to have a debate about fairness between generations.

With demographics shifting, people over 65 have an increasingly significant impact on the economy, the state budget and the electorate. Eight months ahead of the next presidential election, such a reality makes it difficult to have a debate about fairness between generations.

[Vanguard] The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, said he is fit and healthy, dismissing age concerns ahead of the 2027 presidential election.