Macron Party Set For Big Parliamentary Win
The centrist party of French President Emmanuel Macron looks on course to win a landslide victory following the first round of parliamentary elections. As polls closed, projections showed La...
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Le Pen Accused of Plagiarising Fillon
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has been accused of plagiarising defeated rival François Fillon in a speech she delivered on Monday. Several sections of her speech in Villepinte, north...
Voters Don’t Believe Macron, Le Pen Can Solve Major Issues
A week before a decisive second round in France's presidential election, many voters are skeptical that either of the two candidates can solve chronic unemployment or tackle security concerns, a poll...
Marine Le Pen Would Make Dupont-Aignan PM
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has said she will make a defeated rival her prime minister, if elected. Ms Le Pen, of the far-right National Front (FN), chose Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, of...
Macron Heckled By Pro-Le Pen Workers
French presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron has been heckled by factory workers in Amiens after a visit by his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen. Ms Le Pen upstaged her centrist rival earlier by turning...
Le Pen Steps Aside As National Front Leader
Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has announced that she is stepping aside as leader of her National Front (FN) party. The move comes just a day after she reached the second round...
Le Pen Temporarily Steps Down As Head of National Front Party
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has announced that she is temporarily stepping down as head of her National Front party. Monday's move appears to be a way for Le Pen to embrace a wide...
French Election: Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen To Fight For Presidency
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 newcomer...
Macron Faces Le Pen For French Presidency As Mainstream Parties Bow Out Early
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...
Macron, Le Pen Likely To Face Off In Final Round
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...
France Votes For New President Amid High Security
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...
France Goes To Polls Amid High Security
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...
France Prepares To Vote For New President Amid High Security
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...
French Overseas Territories Kick Off Key Presidential Vote
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...
Accusations of Paris Attack ‘exploitation’
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...
France Presidential Candidates In Last TV Pitch Ahead of Vote
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...
Gunman Was ‘focus of Anti-Terror’ Probe
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...
French Police Find Bombs, Make Arrests Over ‘planned Presidential Election Attack’
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...
Fillon’s Wife Penelope Under Formal Investigation
Mr Fillon has said his enemies are trying to "take me down, through Penelope" The wife of French presidential candidate François Fillon has been placed under formal investigation amid the continuing...
Nearly Half of French Voters Undecided In Presidentials
A month before the first round of France's presidential election, 43 percent of voters are hesitant about who to vote for, a poll said on Friday, underlining the uncertainty surrounding the volatile...