A victory of the far-right presidential candidate would be good news for Moscow, which has a long-standing history with Le Pen and her party.
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Charles de Gaulle created a system where a surprise candidate can upend the presidential elections in France. Will it happen in 2022?
A populist movement that threatened to topple a French government more than 60 years ago has important lessons for today’s protests and why they represent a reckoning.
Many French voters seems willing to give the new president and his party, La République en Marche, a broad mandate, even if they didn’t initially support him.
The first round of the presidential election has left French citizens and politicians divided – and the top candidates’ four-way split doesn’t favour governance of the country.
After a historic battle, we now know that one of two people will be the next president of France.
The killing of a policeman in a terror attack has heightened tensions as France chooses its next president.
Should French children be taught about the ‘positive aspects’ of colonialism? What the presidential candidates say.
Their policies on Syria, Russia, terrorism and the European Union.
Get up to speed before the first round of voting on April 23.
Behind the judicial turmoils of some of the candidates, it is becoming increasingly clear that the French presidential campaign is about two significantly opposed visions of the future.
When the presidential candidate pulled out of an important photo opportunity, everyone thought he was quitting the race.
The only thing needed for Europe to leap towards further political integration is for French and German heads of state to support it.
Just a month after moving into the Élysée Palace, the new president will face the country’s parliamentary elections.
After a big weekend of campaign launches, most candidates are now in place for the 2017 presidential race.
The former PM stands accused of employing his wife for years without bothering to mention it to voters.
The future of Europe hangs in the balance. Will its leaders step up?
There’s a large field of hopefuls for the first round, but they all need to be able to take on Marine Le Pen.
He’s only Mr Nobody to people who haven’t being paying attention.
He’s the surprise winner of the republican nomination, but Fillon is in a strong position to attack the weaknesses of the far right.
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