French elections
President Emmanuel Macron beat far-right challenger Marine Le Pen with a solid margin, final results showed on Monday, but he showed no triumphalism as he acknowledged widespread...
France winds up election campaign of fear and loathing
French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen made final appeals on Friday to undecided voters weighing fears of what a Le Pen...
French elections: A false start and a Russian loan, Macron-Le Pen debate takeaways
French President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen locked horns in front of a live television audience on Wednesday for their only...
Bookmakers see France’s Macron easily winning Sunday’s runoff
French President Emmanuel Macron has a more than 90% chance of winning Sunday’s presidential runoff vote against far-right challenger Marine Le Pen, the odds offered...
Far-right candidate Le Pen calls Macron France’s most ‘authoritarian’ president
French far-right presidential candidate Marin Le Pen rebuffed on Thursday criticism by her rival Emmanuel Macron accusing her of retaining her “authoritarian” and extremist views,...
Macron’s offer to soften pension reform is ‘manoeuvre’ to seduce left-wing voters – Le Pen
Emmanuel Macron’s offer to soften planned pension reforms is a “manoeuvre” to lure voters ahead of the second round of France’s presidential election, but he...
Polling station for French presidential elections operating at Nicosia embassy
As presidential elections got underway in France on Sunday, the French Embassy in Nicosia was operating a polling station for individuals who are registered to...
Macron regrets entering France’s presidential race late as Le Pen cuts lead
French President Emmanuel Macron voiced regret on Friday for starting campaigning late as opinion polls showed him holding a slender lead over the far-right candidate Marine...
French prosecutor opens inquiry into Macron minister
A French public prosecutor on Thursday opened an investigation into the financial dealings of the head of Emmanuel Macron’s successful presidential campaign, throwing a new...
Macron seen winning French presidential runoff, abstention high
Independent centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extended his lead in the polls over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Friday, the final day...