John Lichfield

A veteran foreign editor and France correspondent, John is a regular columnist for The Local and one of the foremost experts on France writing in English.

OPINION: Macron will hope his risky ‘Borne Experiment’ is not a thriller

JOHN LICHFIELD

OPINION: Macron will hope his risky 'Borne Experiment' is not a thriller

President Emmanuel Macron's choice for PM is a risky one, writes John Lichfield but Elisabeth Borne will have to learn fast if she is to deliver Macron victory in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

OPINION: The Arc de Triomphe roundabout is an emblem of Paris, so don’t destroy it

JOHN LICHFIELD

OPINION: The Arc de Triomphe roundabout is an emblem of Paris, so don’t destroy it

OPINION: Le Pen needed a debate miracle to win France’s election. She didn’t get one

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OPINION: Le Pen needed a debate miracle to win France’s election. She didn’t get one

JOHN LICHFIELD

OPINION: France’s ‘left alliance’ is an optical illusion and Mélenchon will not be PM

OPINION: France’s ‘left alliance’ is an optical illusion and Mélenchon will not be PM

JOHN LICHFIELD

OPINION: Macron will win the French election – and then his real problems begin

OPINION: Macron will win the French election – and then his real problems begin

JOHN LICHFIELD

OPINION: Growing apathy in France could yet produce a shock election result

OPINION: Growing apathy in France could yet produce a shock election result

JOHN LICHFIELD

OPINION: ‘Moscowteers’ are rising in the French polls, but which one will face Macron?

OPINION: ‘Moscowteers’ are rising in the French polls, but which one will face Macron?

OPINION: France has again rejected the UK and US’s self-harming populism

JOHN LICHFIELD

OPINION: France has again rejected the UK and US’s self-harming populism

OPINION: The ‘oldie’ voters will give Macron a narrow victory

JOHN LICHFIELD

OPINION: The ‘oldie’ voters will give Macron a narrow victory

OPINION: A Le Pen presidency in France would be a bigger disaster than Brexit or Trump

JOHN LICHFIELD

OPINION: A Le Pen presidency in France would be a bigger disaster than Brexit or Trump

JOHN LICHFIELD

OPINION: France must do more on fuel prices or face rebellion this summer

OPINION: France must do more on fuel prices or face rebellion this summer