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French vote: The mainstream losers

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

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Hollande calls on voters to back Macron in run-off ballot

French President Francois Hollande has called for voters to back centrist Emmanuel Macron in the run-off ballot in the presidential election.

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The choice facing France

Emmanuel Macron is the political newcomer up against far-right firebrand Marine Le Pen

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How do the French presidential candidates' programmes measure up?

Former investment banker and political novice-Emmanuel Macron will go head-to-head with far-right, _Front National_ leader-Marine Le Pen for the keys to the Élysée Palace. But how do their policy prop

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Macron and Le Pen to go head-to-head for the French Presidency

For the first time since 1958, neither the Socialist nor Republican parties have a candidate in the second round of voting.

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Macron and Le Pen through to French election run-off

Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen will go head-to-head in the second round of the French elections.

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Macron on the march to centre of French politics

Macron the independent at the centre of French politics

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Melénchon the high-tech leftist election surprise

Melénchon wows the young in French presidential election

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Fillon and the perils of Penelope

Fillon's campaign remains stubbornly on track

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Marine Le Pen polishes up the FN for Élysée assault

Marine Le Pen ditches the rants and turns on the charm

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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.

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Socialist Hamon a campaign of hemorrhaging support

Hamon a campaign of disappointment

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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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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

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French election: The despair of voters

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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A history of French presidential elections through nine infographics

From the triumph of Francois Mitterrand in 1981 to the surprise of Le Pen in 2002, the presidential elections are often known for their twists and turns.

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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.