Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen to fight for French presidency Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will go head-to-head in just under two weeks’ time Centrist Emmanuel Macron has gone through to the second round of the French election, where he will face far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Mr Macron, a former banker, is … Read more
Centrist Emmanuel Macron has gone through to the second round of the French election, where he will face far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Mr Macron, a former banker, is seen as a political outsider, having never run an election campaign before. After topping Sunday’s vote, he is now favourite to win the run-off on 7 … Read more
Centrist Emmanuel Macron has gone through to the second round of the French election, where he will face far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Mr Macron, a former banker, is seen as a political outsider, having never run an election campaign before. After topping Sunday’s vote, he is now favourite to win the run-off on 7 … Read more
Independent centrist Emmanuel Macron will face anti-EU, anti-immigration candidate Marine Le Pen in the French presidential run-off duel on May 7, according to initial estimates after Sunday’s hotly contested first round. If Macron tops the first round – his score two hours after polls closed was estimated at 23.9 percent, 2.2 points up on the … Read more
The centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen have won the first round of voting in French presidential elections, projected results say. The two saw off a strong challenge from centre-right François Fillon and the hard-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon, according to the projections. The pair now face a run-off vote on 7 May. Whoever … Read more
Polls have closed in the first round of the French presidential election, with higher than expected turnout in a closely watched race that could change the future of Europe. First projections based on partial results showed Emmanuel Macron, a former minister and leader of the centrist En Marche! party and Marine Le Pen, president of … Read more
Voters are going to the polls in France to choose their next president, amid high security following a deadly attack on Paris police three days ago. About 50,000 police and 7,000 soldiers are being deployed across the country to secure polling. Eleven candidates are vying to be the country’s next president, with leading candidates spanning … Read more
Voters are going to the polls in France to choose their next president, amid high security following a deadly attack on Paris police three days ago. About 50,000 police and 7,000 soldiers are being deployed across the country to secure polling. Eleven candidates are vying to be the country’s next president, with leading candidates spanning … Read more
France is preparing to vote in presidential elections on Sunday, amid high security after a fatal assault on a Paris policeman three days ago. About 50,000 police and 7,000 soldiers are being deployed around the country after Thursday’s attack by a gunman. Eleven candidates are vying to be the country’s next president, with leading candidates … Read more
French overseas territories and residents in some U. S. states such as Hawaii began voting on Saturday in the French presidential election, a day ahead of a main first-round vote that could change the global political landscape. Of 47 million registered French voters, there are fewer than a million resident in far-flung places like French … Read more
Sevran, France – A few hundred feet away from Sevran’s Beaudottes metro station is a wall of metal attached to a railing, without distinguishing features except for the posters on it. Every one of France’s presidential candidates is there and judging by the levels of damage, it is clear who the Paris suburb’s vandals like … Read more
Leading candidates on the right in France’s presidential vote have been accused of using the killing of a policeman in Paris for political ends. The far right’s Marine Le Pen pledged to expel radical Islamists while the centre-right’s Francois Fillon talked of fighting “Islamist totalitarianism”. Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve accused Mr Fillon and Ms Le … Read more
All 11 French presidential candidates have made their final pitches in the last set-piece TV encounter ahead of Sunday’s first round of voting. Both far-right leader Marine Le Pen and radical leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon voiced sharp criticism of the EU in the early part of the programme. The TV encounter was then overshadowed by a … Read more
People could be seen walking towards police with arms raised to show their hands after the shooting The gunman who shot dead a policeman in Paris on Thursday has been identified from papers left in his car, but French officials are yet to release his name. Local media say the 39-year-old lived in the city’s … Read more
One policeman has been shot dead and two others wounded in central Paris, French police say, with their suspected attacker killed by security forces. A lone gunman opened fire before being killed as he fled the scene, police say. The Champs-Elysees was sealed off. President Francois Hollande said that he was convinced the attack was … Read more
French police foiled an attack during the presidential election with the arrest of two men in Marseille on Tuesday. Explosives and weapons, including a machine gun and two hand guns were found at the suspects flat in the southern city. The two Frenchmen, one born in 1987 and the other in 1993, had met while … Read more
French President Francois Hollande has given citizenship to 28 Africans who fought for France in World War Two and other conflicts. Mr Hollande said France owed them “a debt of blood”. The veterans – many from Senegal, and aged between 78 and 90 – received their new certificates of citizenship at the Elysee Palace in … Read more
French centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has launched his presidential campaign with a plan to tackle terrorism by forcing internet firms to release encrypted messages. Election campaigning officially began on Monday, two weeks ahead of the first round of voting. Opinion polls predict Mr Macron and far-right Marine Le Pen will reach the second round on … Read more
French rightwing presidential candidate Francois Fillon has been hit in the face with flour moments before taking the stage at a campaign event. Fillon, 63, has faced protests in recent weeks after he was charged over allegations he gave his wife a fake parliamentary job for which she was paid hundreds of thousands of euros. … Read more
François Hollande’s reign as president was marked by a secret love affair, deadly terror attacks, and an economic policy U-turn that could still rip his own Socialist Party apart – so much for the normality he promised French voters five years ago. Hollande was crowned France’s first Socialist president in 17 years after beating conservative … Read more