France French Socialist and former PM Valls defects to Macron's centrist camp Former Socialist prime minister Manuel Valls is the latest to turn his back on his own party and lend his support to centrist Emmanuel Macron, the favourite presidential candidate. 29/03/2017
France France election: Valls back Macron France’s former Prime Minister Manuel Valls will vote for Emmanuel Macron in the presidential election 29/03/2017
France The most unpredictable election in French history? A month before the first round of France's presidential election, polls suggest 43 percent of voters have still not made up their minds about who to vote for. 24/03/2017
View Le Pen and Macron: same words but different meanings With Le Pen, we have a vision that based on a specific idea of the past in need of restoration and which is based on the denunciation of negatively perceived changes in need of removal. 21/03/2017
France French presidential debate: Who said what, to whom, and who performed the best? France's first of three televised presidential debates. Who said what, to whom and which of the five candidates performed the best 21/03/2017
France And the winner is? Macron tops polls after French presidential debate There were no knockout blows in France’s first presidential TV debate. 21/03/2017
France 11 candidates to contest French presidential election The race to become France’s next president has officially begun after the definitive list of candidates was published. 18/03/2017
France Leftist Hamon slams 'big money' in the French election Hamon slams the role of 'big money' in the French election 17/03/2017
View Je t’adore? How emotion broke into French politics The 2017 presidential campaign will demonstrate, once again, that emotional appeals have become a necessary and accepted way to convince French voters. 15/03/2017
France French centrist Macron gets veteran Socialist backing Independent French centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron has received a boost to his presidential campaign after winning the backing of a Socialist Party… 08/03/2017
France French elections under scrutiny With less than two months remaining before the French go to the polls, the run-up to the presidential elections has so far been tainted by scandals. 02/03/2017
France French election: Macron uses manifesto launch to attack rivals Emmanuel Macron launches an attack on his two main rivals as he unveils his manifesto ahead of the French presidential election. 02/03/2017
View Did the French media conspire to destroy the presidential candidacy of Fillon? If the French media are not as powerful as one might imagine or fear and if they are not conspiring for or against particular candidates, are they at least performing one of their basic functions in informing voters of the stakes involved in this election? The answer is ‘not enough, at least not yet 02/03/2017
France Le Pen lashes out at rivals as Macron tops latest polls French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has gone on the attack slamming her opponents in the race for the presidency. 27/02/2017
France France: has alliance boosted Macron's presidential chances? Independent French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron appears to be getting a boost amid his new alliance with influential centrist Francois Bayrou. 24/02/2017
France Bayrou and Macron seal a deal in France One of France's most influential politicians has dropped out of the presidential race to form an alliance with the independent candidate, Emmanual Macron. 22/02/2017
United Kingdom Macron scores PR coup with visit to Downing Street French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron goes on a charm offensive to woo French voters in London 22/02/2017
France Macron seen winning French presidency in latest poll France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen visited a migration hotspot on the country’s border with Italy on Monday. 14/02/2017
France French Presidential campaign mired in scandal Fillon Allegations surrounding embattled French right-wing presidential candidate, Francois Fillon continue to roll in. 07/02/2017
France French election campaigns heating up A rundown of three French presidential candidate's rallies which all took place this weekend in Lyon. 05/02/2017
world news 'I defend the walls of our society': Le Pen launches presidential bid Far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen kicks off her French presidential campaign in Lyon, with a promise to protect voters from globalisation. 05/02/2017
France French presidential front-runners Le Pen and Macron rally supporters Riding high in the opinion polls, far-right leader Marine Le Pen kick-starts her campaign to become French president with a major speech on Sunday, hammering home an anti-euro, anti-immigrant… 05/02/2017
France French presidential 'rock star' Emmanuel Macron wows crowds It was as if they had come to see a rock star. 04/02/2017
France France: Emmanuel Macron ramps up his presidential bid in Lyon The tables are turning in the French presidential race, if the latest opinion polls are to be believed. 04/02/2017
