Immigration is shaping up to be a key issue in next year’s French presidential election, when President Macron is widely expected to face off again against the far-right leader Marine Le Pen
France is facing the second and final round of its presidential election.
Le Pen and Macron clashed over the economy, the EU and terrorism in a bruising tit-for-tat.
Should the French vote against the populist Le Pen as president it will show that the rise of the far right can be limited.
Candidates must convince voters they are best placed to solve the economic and security issues facing the country
Francois Hollande’s party has won an absolute majority in Parliament, giving him a free hand to implement a socialist solution to France’s woes.
Europe is braced for an election bonanza this that will determine the politics of the increasingly contested campaign to save the single currency.
Africans celebrate Hollande’s victory and anticipate a new era in Franco-African relations writes Liesl Louw-Vaudran.
Franois Hollande has won France’s presidential election in a swing to the left at the heart of Europe that could start a pushback against austerity.
France has voted which could crown Francois Hollande its first Socialist president in two decades, marking a leftward shift at the heart of Europe.
French presidential frontrunner Francois Hollande headed into the last round of his battle with Nicolas Sarkozy, with both candidates under threat.
French social media users have been warned not to "bugger" the country’s election by talking about exit poll results before voting is officially over.
French leader Nicolas Sarkozy says he will quit politics if he loses next month’s election as his challenger presses home on the incumbent’s record.
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Standard & Poor’s decision to lower France’s credit rating will help outsiders in the presidential election, making it bad news for Nicolas Sarkozy.
Former soccer star Eric Cantona wants to run in this year’s presidential election in France and is trying to gather the signatures needed to do so.