François Fillon

France

French ex-presidential favourite François Fillon on trial for fraud

The 2017 scandal sank the career of the then favourite for the Elysée and opened the door for Emmanuel Macron to win the French presidency.

24/02/2020

France

Many Mélenchon and Fillon voters intend to abstain

An internal poll of Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s far-left supporters revealed a significant majority will choose to either abstain or cast a blank ballot in France’s upcoming presidential vote, a move that co

02/05/2017

France

A 'nod-and-a-wink' to Fillon: Le Pen camp brushes off plagiarism claims

Far-right candidate for the French presidency, Marine Le Pen, has been accused of plagiarism.

02/05/2017

France

French vote: The mainstream losers

The presidential election was a huge defeat for France’s mainstream parties.

24/04/2017

France

French voters boot out mainstream parties

It's a historic defeat for France's ruling establishment, as Socialist Benoit Hamon and conservative Francois Fillon get knocked out of the race.

24/04/2017

France

Fillon and the perils of Penelope

Fillon's campaign remains stubbornly on track

23/04/2017

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

Euroviews. The EU must prepare itself for President Le Pen in France

After the UK's unexpected vote to leave the EU and Donald Trump’s unexpected triumph in the US presidential election last year, you might imagine that EU leaders have developed detailed contingency plans for a victory by the far-right National Front’s Marine Le Pen in France’s presidential election.

19/04/2017

France

France's unpredictable presidential race enters its final days

Latest polls make the outcome incalculable. While centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right contender Marine Le Pen retain the top spots, there is barely a percentage point between them.

18/04/2017

France

Far-right, fake jobs and all you need to know about France's pivotal election

If the main course is anything like the entrée, then France is set for even more controversy at the ballot box.

06/04/2017

France

Fillon's wife Penelope is placed under formal investigation

French magistrates have placed the wife of presidential candidate Francois Fillon under formal investigation over allegations that he paid her for a fake parliamentary…

28/03/2017

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

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