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Macron and Le Pen through to French election run-off

Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen will go head-to-head in the second round of the French elections.

23/04/2017

France

{Watch} Paris clashes after election results announced

Not long after the projections for the first round of the French presidential ballot were made public, clashes broke out in Paris.

23/04/2017

France

Macron on the march to centre of French politics

Macron the independent at the centre of French politics

23/04/2017

France

Melénchon the high-tech leftist election surprise

Melénchon wows the young in French presidential election

23/04/2017

France

Fillon and the perils of Penelope

Fillon's campaign remains stubbornly on track

23/04/2017

France

Long queues of French voters at polling stations around the world

In numerous centres around the world there have been long queues of French citizens wanting to cast their ballots in the tight presidential race.

23/04/2017

France

Marine Le Pen polishes up the FN for Élysée assault

Marine Le Pen ditches the rants and turns on the charm

23/04/2017

France

French election: A difficult choice for voters

Leading up to the election, more than a quarter of voters were still undecided about who to support.

23/04/2017

France

Socialist Hamon a campaign of hemorrhaging support

Hamon a campaign of disappointment

23/04/2017

France

Leading candidates in French election get in early to vote

The leading candidates in the French presidential election have already cast their ballots, with most having voted in the morning.

23/04/2017

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President Francois Hollande votes in French election

The incumbent Socialist president made the unusual move last year of pledging to not stand for re-election.

23/04/2017

France

French election: turnout slightly down from 2012

At 5pm turnout stood at 69.42%, down from 70.59% at the same time during the last election in 2012

23/04/2017

France

French election: The despair of voters

Voters expressed despair over the choice facing France and uncertainty over the country's future.

23/04/2017

France

Preparations complete as France votes in presidential election

The preparations are complete for one of the most widely anticipated French presidential elections in modern times.

23/04/2017

France

French election: early voting in overseas territories and other countries

French overseas territories and the country’s nationals abroad have been casting their ballots in the presidential election ahead of the vote on the mainland.

23/04/2017

France

French unions and associations hold their own "first round"

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Paris calling for politicians to heed the voice of ordinary citizens.

22/04/2017

France

France's overseas territories begin voting in presidential ballot

Early voting has begun in France’s overseas territories for the first round of the country’s most closely-fought presidential race in decades.

22/04/2017

France

Wives march through Paris in anger over shooting of policeman

The women held banners reading "too young to be widows"

22/04/2017

France

New footage shows diners taking cover during Paris shooting

The footage of the attack, which left one police officer dead and two others wounded, was taken inside a restaurant close to the scene.

22/04/2017

France

Paris gunman had long police record but was not on terror watchlist

The Champs Elysees gunman who killed one cop and wounded two others had a heavy police record but was not on France's terror watch list, the Paris prosecutor said.

21/04/2017

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Paris shooting could shift election security debate

The French go to the polls this weekend but the country is still reeling from Thursday’s shooting in Paris.

21/04/2017

France

A history of French presidential elections through nine infographics

From the triumph of Francois Mitterrand in 1981 to the surprise of Le Pen in 2002, the presidential elections are often known for their twists and turns.

21/04/2017

France

Paris shooting: France's presidential candidates react

Thursday's shooting in central Paris risks thrusting national security and the spectre of terrorism back in minds of millions of French voters.

21/04/2017

France

French presidential campaign shaken by Paris shooting

The gun attack on the Champs-Elysee came during a TV appearance by the eleven candidates in Sunday’s presidential ballot.

21/04/2017

France

Parisians defiant: "We must carry on, we must continue to live"

After the panic on the Champs-Elysée, with the killing of a policeman and the wounding of two others, it is time for reflection and debate.

21/04/2017

France

'They say we should be prepared to take in the whole world. I disagree'

Ahead of the French presidential election, we speak to people across France. In this edition, we meet Alain Peulet, a retired merchant navy officer, who disagrees with France's immigration policy.

21/04/2017