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Police clear 1,600 migrants from Paris tent camp

Police cleared a makeshift migrant camp in Paris early on Tuesday, in which more than 1,600 people had been living in squalid conditions for weeks.

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Liberty, equality, subversion: French ballot box humour

The second round of the French presidential election was a convincing victory for Emmanuel Macron who won 66 percent of the vote compared to Marine Le Pen’s 34…

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French ex-PM Valls offers to stand for Macron in parliamentary vote

The former prime minister Manuel Valls is the first high-profile defection since Macron's election win on Sunday.

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Post-election protests in Paris

Sporadic clashes have erupted between protesters and police in Paris in the wake of the second round of the country’s presidential election.

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Paris Gare du Nord reopens after major security scare

The busy transport hub was evacuated for more than two hours overnight in a fruitless search by armed police for three 'dangerous' men.

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Ex-French PM Valls offers to stand for Macron in parliamentary vote

The former prime minister Manuel Valls is the first high-profile defection since Macron's election win on Sunday.

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Paris police evacuate Gare du Nord train station due to security alert

Police in Paris evacuated the mainline railway station Gare du Nord on Monday night (May 8) cordoning off the area due to a security alert.

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Hollande gets a warm welcome from Merkel

The outgoing French President has paid a farewell visit to Germany and Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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US experts: Macron’s victory good news for the EU – disappointment for Trump

In Washington foreign policy circles, Emmanuel Macron’s large victory is seen as a big win for the European Union – and consequently as a rebuff of Donald Trump.

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Post-election protests grip Paris

There have been sporadic clashes between protesters and police in Paris in the wake of the second round of the country's presidential election.

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The Brief from Brussels: France 'sidesteps' Europe's populist wave

2017 was a year of three important elections.

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A historical look at Macron, France's man of the moment

Historian Jean-Pierre Rioux is a specialist commentator on France's political, cultural and social past.

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EU congratulates Macron

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his victory.

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What Emmanuel Macron has said about Brexit

The French President-elect has taken a consistently tough stance over what the UK can expect from its departure from the EU.

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"Calais mon amour": how a National Front supporter fell in love with a migrant

The improbable story of how a French National Front supporter fell in love with an immigrant

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Merkel delighted with pro-EU Macron in the Elysée

Merkel praises Macron win as victory for Europe

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FN stronghold warns new French president on pro-EU stance

Henin-Beaumont, in the north of France close to the border with Belgium, is a National Front stronghold.

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Macron's challenge to mend France's fractured political landscape

For many in France, Emmanuel Macron’s decisive victory over Marine Le Pen sparked a wave of enthusiasm and optimism.

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National Front ready for name change and power

National Front ready for name change and respectability

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Macron victory heralds new political era in France

France’s incoming and outgoing presidents attended a solemn ceremony in Paris on Monday, commemorating the end of World War Two in Europe.