It wasn’t even close, thank goodness. But legislative elections loom in June, and the nation remains deeply fractured.

The lone pre–second round debate touched on Russia, the EU, crime—and, inevitably, Islam. But Le Pen didn’t convince swing voters—probably.

The candidate of the left said vote against Le Pen. But he didn’t say vote for Macron. And his voters will probably decide this.

Emmanuel Macron leads the presidential race—by about as much as “Remain” led in the U.K. and Hillary Clinton led in the United States in 2016.

Viktor Orbán, Marine Le Pen, and Donald Trump thrive on creating chaos and blaming their opponents. The only solution is for liberals to show voters what they stand for.

The French president is facing a far right that has gained the upper hand in the country’s insidious culture wars. And he has only himself to blame.

In the race for the European Parliament, politics are becoming transnational—and threatening the union from within.

France’s gilets jaunes protests are the latest Western uprising against rule by technocratic insiders.

The Alternative für Deutschland party has stopped calling for "Dexit," but shown interest in a transnational right-wing alliance.

The protests have combined legitimate economic grievances with the worst of far-right politics. And the French left has been happy to go along.

Macron's concessions to the Yellow Vest protesters won't fix a problem that's fundamentally about the European Union.

The world that 1968 ushered in is a far cry from the one activists imagined.

The French centrist is floundering in the polls, a warning for those who want to mimic his politics.

What the rise of populist movements means for democracy.

There is little affection for the independent centrist, who will likely become president on Sunday. Not even in his hometown.