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Greens reject bid for France's fractured left to unite for election

Left-wing candidates are trailing their right-wing counterparts in the polls ahead of the 2022 presidential ballot.

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Probe into violence at rally of far-right presidential hopeful Zemmour

60 people were arrested after violence erupted at far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour's first rally.

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In first, French conservatives pick a woman as presidential candidate

President of Paris region Valérie Pécresse has won the primary of Les Républicains, France's main right-wing party.

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France election: Who is Eric Zemmour and why is he so controversial?

With five months to go before France's next presidential election, a new personality has burst onto the scene: Eric Zemmour.

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Fallen former PM François Fillon appeals fraud conviction in Paris

Fillon's appeal, which takes the form of a full retrial, comes as the country begins preparing for new elections in April 2022.

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Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo is Socialists' presidential candidate

Hidalgo has been the mayor of Paris since 2014 and is one of a handful of women bidding to become France's first female president.

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France to extend COVID-19 state of emergency until July 2022

The French government will ask lawmakers to extend its COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency until July 2022.

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French ex-leader Sarkozy jailed over illegal campaign financing

Sarkozy, 66, who denied any wrongdoing, was not in court to face the ruling. His lawyer has confirmed that he will appeal.

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Greens chose Yannick Jadot as their candidate for French presidency

Jadot will be hoping to capitalise on a strong showing from the Greens in last weekend's German election.

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Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo launches bid to be France's next president

If she's successful she'd be France's first female president

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France's ex-health minister indicted in COVID-19 handling probe

Agnes Buzyn, France's health minister when the global COVID-19 pandemic erupted, was on Friday indicted for "endangering the lives of others".

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France now in 4th wave of COVID due to Delta cases soaring, says PM

Daily cases soared to 18,000 on Tuesday and Castex claimed 96% of these infections were in unvaccinated people.

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Has Marine Le Pen’s 'normalisation' drive sunk the French far right?

National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen says the far-right party did poorly at Sunday's regional election because it lost its radicality and "virility." Is he right?

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France's ex-leader Sarkozy faces jail term in campaign financing trial

Prosecutors have requested a six-month prison term, as well as a six-month suspended sentence and a fine of €3,750.

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Is big tech out of control? Cédric O says more regulation is needed

France's digital economy minister Cédric O said big tech companies were forming an "oligopoly" that was bad for democracy.

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French regional elections matter more than you think. Here is why

The far-right could capture the presidency of at least one French region for the first time, less than one year before France's presidential election.

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France: Why Marine Le Pen fears Eric Zemmour's political aspiration

Zemmour regularly causes controversy with his positions on immigration and Islam and is now reportedly considering running for president. Marine Le Pen fears this would split the far-right vote.

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French Minister, Elisabeth Moreno, calls for greater equality post-covid

"Violence kills, it physically kills people, it kills dreams, it kills ambitions" - French Minister Delegate for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities, Elisabeth Moreno, gives her insight on equality, domestic violence, the pandemic and LGBT+ rights.

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French MPs take a swing at COVID-easing as sex clubs allowed to reopen

Under the French government's planned phased easing of restrictions, some swingers' clubs will be allowed to reopen on May 19. Nightclubs, however, still do not have any clarity over when they might be able to reopen.

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Election candidate's headscarf sows division within Macron's party

The head of La République En Marche! has criticised one of its own candidates, Sara Zemmahi, after she was pictured wearing a headscarf in a campaign poster.