Issued on: 29/04/2022 – 18:37 Despite having one new candidate dividing France’s far-right votes, Marine Le Pen made it to the second round of the presidential election for the second time. But the head of the National Rally party is now handling June’s legislative elections with the objective of crushing newcomer and competitor Éric Zemmour,
Emmanuel Macron pulled off an impressive feat as he became the first French president in 20 years to win a second term in office – in face of fierce antipathy amongst large numbers of voters on the left and, in even bigger numbers, to his right. Macron will have to navigate this enmity as he
Issued on: 10/04/2022 – 21:24 French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday received the backing of the defeated Socialist, Communist, Green and conservative candidates in his second-round election battle later this month against far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Her only endorsement has come from her hard-right challenger Éric Zemmour. In a boost for the president, Communist Party candidate Fabien Roussel,
Economic policy has taken something of a back seat in a French presidential campaign initially focused on cultural and identity issues, then overshadowed by the war in Ukraine. But as the country prepares for the April 10 first round, the various candidates are offering different visions of France’s economic future. The French economy performed better
Provided on: 14/03/2022 – 20:40 French President Emmanuel Macron and his seven leading oppositions in the upcoming presidential election are quizzed on world affairs and the war in Ukraine on Monday night in an unique program hosted by French broadcaster TF1. 9:30 pm Paris time: Le Pen knocks Russia sanctions Next up was Marine Le
