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French presidential candidates duel on the economy

French presidential candidates set out economic plans

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.

France

France election: Valls back Macron

France’s former Prime Minister Manuel Valls will vote for Emmanuel Macron in the presidential election

Economy

French presidential candidates outline economic intentions

The economy under the microscope in the French presidential election

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French Guiana

General strike begins in French Guiana

A general strike in protest over high rates of crime and unemployment begins in French Guiana

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.

France

France: New interior minister takes over from scandal-hit Le Roux

It was all change on Wednesday in one of the top jobs in French government.

France

French interior minister resigns over jobs scandal

Bruno Le Roux is facing investigation following allegations he hired his daughters for summer jobs while they were students.

France

Macron and Melenchon offer French voters radically different visions of their presidencies

Two outsiders stole the show in Monday's big French presidential election TV debate, but should either of them win will they be able to assemble a government without major party backing?

France

Euroviews. 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.

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

France

And the winner is? Macron tops polls after French presidential debate

There were no knockout blows in France’s first presidential TV debate.

France

The struggle for the soul of the French Left hots up

Two giant rallies in Paris have pitted the far-left against the centre-left, which is currently in government.

Cinema

'This Is Our Land' focuses on manipulative ways of a fictional French far-right party

Lucas Belvaux's 'Chez Nous' has angered the French far-right Front National for its portrayal of a ruthless, manipulative fictional far-right party.

France

'Under formal investigation', Francois Fillon refuses to quit presidential race

French presidential candidate Francois Fillon is refusing to pull out of the race despite being placed under formal investigation on suspicion of embezzling public…

France

Hollande won't tell Euronews who he will vote for in French election

Outgoing French leader Francois Hollande has still not made public his choice for the country’s upcoming presidential election.

France

France presidential election: socialist Hamon vows to fight on despite dismal poll ratings

France’s socialist presidential candidate Benoit Hamon has insisted he is a fighter despite persistently poor poll ratings only weeks before the country’s presidential…

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…

France

Euroviews. Explaining Le Pen: Why France and Europe are flirting with the far-right

France

France election: Fillon fights back to win full party support

Embattled French presidential hopeful Francois Fillon has fought off a rebellion to secure the unanimous support of his conservative party, The Republicans.