France Polling stations abroad open in French presidential election runoff French citizens abroad have begun voting in the second round of the presidential election, one day before those in France vote on Sunday. 23/04/2022
France Macron and Le Pen trade blows on final day of election campaign Opinion polls suggest the president has been pulling ahead of his far-right rival before Sunday's run-off vote, but many people remain undecided. 22/04/2022
France Le Pen in final push for support as Russia questions linger Marine Le Pen faces Emmanuel Macron in a run-off vote on Sunday to be France's next president. 22/04/2022
Green Opinion View: Why Marine Le Pen’s environmental agenda is greenwashing With just a few days to go before the final round of the presidential elections in France, do the two finalists, Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron, have proposals that adequately address and tackle the climate crisis? 22/04/2022
Uncovering Europe 'Like a prison sentence': France's left hesitates over whether to vote Kingmakers on France's left face a difficult choice on Sunday: voting for Macron -- widely disliked on this wing of French politics -- or abstaining and letting Marine Le Pen into power. 22/04/2022
Climate Le Pen's 'climate sceptic' policies attacked in French election debate Climate change is important to voters in France’s presidential election, but activists say candidates’ climate policies are underwhelming. 21/04/2022
France Five key takeaways as Macron and Le Pen clash in TV election debate Emmanuel Macron accused his rival of being 'dependent on Putin' and wanting to take France out of the EU, charges Le Pen denied while insisting she would be a president for 'everyday life'. 21/04/2022
France Le Pen too close to Putin and voters should back Macron, says Navalny The Kremlin critic has described a loan from a Russian bank to the French far-right presidential challenger's party as "corruption" and "a sale of political influence to Putin". It's corruption. And it's a sale of political influence to Putin, 20/04/2022
Europe News Watch: Here's what makes French presidents among the most powerful The president has sweeping powers over the executive and the military. 20/04/2022
Biztech news France election: How do Macron and Le Pen plan to win over French tech Marine Le Pen’s immigration stance could deter the much-needed tech talent and investment while Emmanuel Macron has made few changes to his 2022 manifesto. 20/04/2022
France Le Pen's campaign works to appeal to larger electorate ahead of runoff "The National Rally continues to scare some French people,” Pascal Perrineau, a professor at Sciences Po Paris, said of Le Pen's far-right political party. 20/04/2022
France France's Macron and Le Pen face off in presidential debate French voters will once again head to the polls on Sunday to vote between Macron and Le Pen in the runoff to the French election. 20/04/2022
Europe News EU fraud agency accuses Marine Le Pen of misusing public funds French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen has been accused of misusing public funds by the EU. 18/04/2022
Uncovering Europe What exactly is Marine Le Pen's stance on Russia and Vladimir Putin? The far-right challenger for the French presidency has openly expressed her admiration for the Russian leader in the past, and has consistently defended Moscow's foreign policy. 18/04/2022
France Thousands protest against far-right ahead of French presidential vote Saturday saw demonstrations across France a week before the election second round, as many made clear their determination to bar Marine Le Pen from power. 16/04/2022
France Macron vows to overhaul climate policy as he woos left-wing vote The French president has promised to boost his climate policy by giving his prime minister direct responsibility for environmental planning, if he is re-elected. 16/04/2022
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Europe News French students protest presidential choice French students picketed schools on Thursday to protest against the choices in the upcoming presidential election. 14/04/2022
no comment French elections: activists disrupt Marine Le Pen's press conference A member of the "Ibiza collective" was evacuated after disrupting Marine Le Pen's press conference in Paris by holding up a heart-shaped sign with a photo of the Rassemblement National candidate and Vladimir Putin. 14/04/2022
Europe News Watch: Here's why you should care about France's presidential election Incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen have widely different views on how to run the EU's second-largest economy. 13/04/2022
Uncovering Europe Macron-Le Pen face-off: Five reasons why it'll be different this time Emmanuel Macron will find it much harder to win over an angry, divided France than in 2017, and the prospect of Marine Le Pen becoming president is a real possibility. 12/04/2022
Europe News Macron and Le Pen battle for two visions of France's role in Europe The far-right leader has moderated her Eurosceptic views recently, but her ideas on the EU remain broadly the same. 11/04/2022
no comment France: Anti-fascist activists demonstrate in Rennes Riot police descend upon Rennes city centre after demonstrations turned violent following the announcement of the results in the first round of France's presidential election. 11/04/2022
Europe News Watch: How Macron and Le Pen offer very different visions of the EU Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will go head-to-head in a run-off election to be France's next president. Where do both stand on the European Union? 11/04/2022
Uncovering Europe France election: Who's who in the race to unseat Macron? Your guide to some of the leading candidates to be France's next president. 11/04/2022
France Six takeaways from the first round of France's presidential election The first round of France's election was marked by the far-right qualifying for the runoff, a collapse of traditional parties and a high abstention rate. 11/04/2022
