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Long lines in London for French voters

French voters in London are out en masse at polling stations to cast their ballots in the country’s tight presidential election.

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.

France

Socialist Hamon a campaign of hemorrhaging support

Hamon a campaign of disappointment

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.

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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.

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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

France

French election: The despair of voters

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

Canada

French voters wait for hours to cast presidential ballot in Montreal

In Canada many comments appeared on social media about the length of the queue and the time it took to vote in Montreal for the first round of the French presidential…

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.

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.

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.

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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.

France

Wives march through Paris in anger over shooting of policeman

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

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.

Markets

Investors cautious ahead of too-close-to-call French election

France's CAC40 underperformed other European indexes on Friday with investors cautious ahead of the first round of the presidential election.

Europe News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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French aim to beat the blues with #belleschoses hashtag

Taking on the terrorists the 21st century way, on Twitter. France revolts against bad times by inviting people to post beautiful things on social media.