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French Presidential campaign mired in scandal

Fillon Allegations surrounding embattled French right-wing presidential candidate, Francois Fillon continue to roll in.

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France's new corruption scandals favour Le Pen

Analysts believe many voters are likely to decide that French politics needs to clean up its act and the financial scandals are a gift to Marine Le Pen's National Front.

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French-Bulgarian philosopher Tzvetan Todorov dies at 77

The historian and philosopher Tzvetan Todorov has died at the age of 77, his family have said.

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Two dozen held amid riots near Paris over alleged police rape

Anger over the alleged rape by police of a young man in a Paris suburb has erupted into violence for a third successive night.

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Former French President Sarkozy to 'stand trial' over illegal campaign financing

Nicolas Sarkozy stands accused of fraudulently funding his failed presidential bid in 2012 in the so-called Bygmalion affair.

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Paris anti-police protests following 'rape' charge

Outraged protesters have marched through the centre of the ethnically diverse Parisian suburb of Aulnay-sous-Bois demanding, “Justice for Theo”.

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France's leftist candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon appears via hologram in Paris

France’s Far Left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon surprised his supporters on Sunday (February 5) by ‘appearing’ in front of them in the form of a hologram in…

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Hologram technology gives a modern twist to French elections

It has been a weekend for rallies for most of the candidates with an eye on the French presidency.

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Le Pen gets tough on Europe in French presidential campaign launch

Taking the top spot in her list of 144 election pledges is ‘the return of France’s sovereignty’.

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French election campaigns heating up

A rundown of three French presidential candidate's rallies which all took place this weekend in Lyon.

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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…

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French presidential 'rock star' Emmanuel Macron wows crowds

It was as if they had come to see a rock star.

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England and Scotland victorious in the Six Nations

Record breaking win for England in the Six Nations

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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.

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Louvre attack suspect 'entered France on Egyptian visa'

The suspect in the machete attack near the Louvre entered the country from Dubai on an Egyptian visa, sources close to the investigation say.

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Louvre attack 'clearly terrorist in nature', says French PM

French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says a machete attack near the capital’s Louvre Museum was “clearly terrorist in nature.

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Soldier shoots knife attacker in Paris

A French soldier has shot and wounded a man armed with a knife who was trying to enter the Louvre musuem in central Paris.

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French church shows solidarity with refugees

The Basilica d’Ainay in Lyon transformed itself into a giant screen last night to show solidarity with refugees trapped in a foreign land.

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Fillon vows to hold on as presidential contender despite scandal

The French presidential candidate on the right appears before a rally of supporters, but even some in his own party are asking how long he can survive

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French journalist 'roughed up' by security guards at Le Pen appearance

A French journalist was violently removed by security guards from a Paris event on February 1, after asking National Front leader Marine Le Pen a question about her alleged misuse of European Union fu