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Is it fair to call Marine Le Pen a far-right figure in France?
She will lead Rassemblement National for fourth successive presidential campaign next year
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Small earthquake felt in southern France over the weekend
‘I thought it was a plane or an explosion at the airport’
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32 detained in France over suspected forest fire-starting
Authorities are investigating causes behind wildfires
French state ‘secu’ deficit falls
France has made progress in balancing the books of its social security system.
The deficit reduced to €1.2billion in 2018, the lowest since 2001 but still above the €1billion predicted by the government. In 2017 it was €5.1billion. Only the healthcare arm is now in deficit with the other sectors of retirement, work accidents and family allowance keeping to budget.
