PARIS, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Pro-businesses Emmanuel Macron finished first out of 11 contenders in the first round of French presidential election on Sunday, but narrowly ahead of the populist Marine Le Pen, in a tight race that unprecedentedly eliminated mainstream political parties. Defeating tra...
Explainer: When are the French presidential elections, who is running, and how do they work? The outspoken nationalist, who has long had ties to Russia, also confirmed she will pull France out of NATO's military command and dial back...
“We have one objective today, to deny an absolute majority to the National Rally,” said François Ruffin of the hard-left France Unbowed party that is part of the New Popular Front alliance along with French greens, Socialists and Communists. On the campaign trail, Prime Minister ...
But during the 2017 French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron promised to force a school ban on phones entirely.This isn’t the first French law designed to beat back the influences of digital technology in everyday life. In 2017 the government passed a law requiring French companies to ...
With theParis Olympicslooming, Attal said he was ready to stay at his post “as long as duty demands.” Macron has three years remaining on his presidential term. Attal made clearer than ever his disapproval of Macron’s shock decision to call the election, saying “I didn’t choose this...
But Le Pen succeeded in delivering the far right its biggest-ever score in a French presidential election, after campaigning on the cost of living crisis, and promising a ban on the Muslim headscarf in public places as well as nationalist measures to ...
The next presidential election is set for 2027 and Le Pen remains the frontrunner, according to polls. — With assistance from Phil Serafino and Jenny Che. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark nationalpost...
During the French presidential election of 1995, Duhamel, along with fellow journalist Guillaume Durand, hosted the television debate between Jacques Chirac and Lionel Jospin. Duhamel has also worked with RTL from 1999. In 2006, Duhamel published Les Prétendants 2007, listing 20 likely c...
Four charts that explain how round one of the presidential election played out Today is the second time French voters have headed to the polls to choose their president this month. Twelve candidates stood in the initial contest on April 10, but since none won more than 50% of the vote, th...
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