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2022
Macron falls short of parliamentary majority as left and far-right make gains
Macron’s Ensemble coalition lost dozens of seats but still remains the largest party.
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Jun 20th 2022, 7:30 AM
Macron battles French left in tight parliament election
Polling projections show that Macron’s party will be the largest, but may fall short of an overall majority.
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Jun 19th 2022, 3:10 PM
Macron pledges to reunite divided France after winning second presidential term
Populist run-off challenger Marine Le Pen quickly conceded defeat but achieved her best-ever electoral showing.
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Apr 25th 2022, 7:12 AM
French election: Exit poll projects Emmanuel Macron to win presidential runoff with 58.2% of vote
Polls have closed in France after a run-off between the incumbent president and his populist opponent.
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Apr 24th 2022, 7:04 PM
Crunch time for Macron and Le Pen ahead of presidential vote
Both candidates fired off attacks in interviews today before last-minute walkabouts and rallies.
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Apr 22nd 2022, 9:14 PM
Macron and Le Pen clash over Russian loan, hijab ban and cost of living in debate
Macron was deemed the winner of the 2.5 hour debate in an opinion poll.
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Apr 21st 2022, 7:30 AM
French Prime Minister says government to resign if Macron wins to create 'new impetus'
Macron is facing a close race in the run-off this Sunday against far-right veteran Marine Le Pen.
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Apr 19th 2022, 2:07 PM
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen accused of misusing public funds
It is not the first time Le Pen and her party were accused of misusing EU funds.
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Apr 18th 2022, 3:52 PM
'We are exhausted': France’s Macron faces angry voters as he fights for second term
Emmanuel Macron and far-right nationalist rival Marine Le Pen qualified on Sunday for France’s 24 April presidential run-off.
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Apr 12th 2022, 11:08 PM
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen begin duel to become French president
After a first round of voting on Sunday, Macron came top with 27.85%, while far-right leader Le Pen finished second at 23.15%.
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Apr 11th 2022, 10:44 PM
Emmanuel Macron to face Marine Le Pen in run-off election for French presidency - exit polls
Projections show that Macron leads far-right leader Le Pen in the first round of France’s elections by a larger than expected margin.
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Apr 10th 2022, 7:13 PM
France prepares for first round of tight Macron re-election bid
The stakes of the election are high for Macron, who came to power aged 39 as France’s youngest president.
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Apr 9th 2022, 1:37 PM
Analysis: France's election looked all over, not anymore
Tomorrow’s first round looks like to set up another Macron-Le Pen showdown.
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Apr 9th 2022, 6:31 AM
Macron launches bitter attack on Le Pen as lead slips in French polls
A poll yesterday showed Le Pen winning 47.5% of the vote in a second-round run-off against Macron.
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Mar 31st 2022, 9:27 PM
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen closing gap on Emmanuel Macron, new polls show
Macron has long been favourite for the two-round election on 10 and 24 April.
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Mar 29th 2022, 10:05 PM
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Far-right French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen on trial for hate speech
The founder of France’s main far-right party, aged 93, is on trial over allegations of inciting racial hatred.
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Sep 1st 2021, 9:10 PM
Le Pen's French far-right beaten in regional elections – exit polls
The voting was being closely scrutinised as a litmus test of whether the anti-immigration National Rally was gaining in acceptability.
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Jun 28th 2021, 7:00 AM
French far-right faces crucial test in second round of voting in regional elections
Results are expected after the last polls close at 8pm.
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Jun 27th 2021, 11:10 AM
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on trial over IS tweets
She is charged with breaking hate speech laws by tweeting pictures of Islamic State atrocities in 2015.
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Feb 10th 2021, 7:17 AM
Marine Le Pen to go on trial in France for sharing Islamic State images on Twitter
The charges carry a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a fine of €75,000.
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Jun 12th 2019, 2:09 PM
Marine Le Pen ordered to undergo psychiatric tests for posting Islamic State atrocity photos on Twitter
Le Pen shared the gruesome images in 2015. Today, she tweeted copies of a court order telling her to undergo psychiatric evaluation.
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Sep 20th 2018, 3:23 PM
'Paddy Cosgrave was wrong to invite Le Pen - and wrong to use Northern Ireland in his justification'
David McCann, an expert on the politics of peace, can not equate Marine Le Pen with the stakeholders of Northern Ireland.
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Aug 16th 2018, 7:00 AM
Web Summit founder withdraws invite for far-right leader Marine Le Pen to 2018 event
Paddy Cosgrave had earlier defended the decision to host Le Pen at the November event.
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Aug 15th 2018, 12:45 PM
France's Marine Le Pen charged over Islamic State tweets
The crime is punishable by up to three years in prison and a fine of €75,000.
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Mar 1st 2018, 4:01 PM
Marine Le Pen has been charged with misuse of European funds
Le Pen faces claims her party illegally claimed millions of euros from the European Parliament to pay for France-based staff.
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Jun 30th 2017, 5:20 PM
'France is back': Macron smiling as rivals face crushing defeat in election
The French press, however, are focusing on the low turnout for yesterday’s election.
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Jun 12th 2017, 7:23 AM
Marine Le Pen is going nowhere and is eyeing another election
Her National Front party is aiming to be France’s main opposition party.
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May 18th 2017, 9:56 PM
Emmanuel Macron has been sworn in as French president
‘The world and Europe need France now more than ever and they need a strong France with a sense of its own destiny.’
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May 14th 2017, 11:57 AM
The beginning of the end, or the end of the beginning - What's next for Marine Le Pen?
Down but not out, Le Pen is hoping to use this election as a building block for the National Front party.
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May 8th 2017, 5:05 PM
Tense France picks new president in landmark vote
The run-off vote pits the pro-Europe, pro-business Macron against anti-immigration and anti-EU Le Pen.
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May 7th 2017, 3:17 PM
French election frontrunner Emmanuel Macron takes aim at Ireland's corporate tax rate
Macron made specific reference to the Apple Tax farrago as part of a critique of inequal corporate tax regimes across the EU.
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May 4th 2017, 10:46 PM
Macron tells Marine Le Pen her election would lead to a French 'civil war'
Tonight’s final debate between Le Pen and presidential rival Emmanuel Macron was a spiteful affair.
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May 3rd 2017, 10:47 PM
Marine Le Pen plagiarised one of her rivals in a campaign speech last night
Le Pen’s supporters brushed off claims she copied parts of a speech given two weeks ago by Francois Fillon verbatim.
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May 2nd 2017, 1:01 PM
'If Le Pen wins, you'll be buying bread with francs this time next year'
The deputy head of the Front National party made the claim on radio today.
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May 1st 2017, 2:33 PM
If Marine Le Pen wins election, her prime minister will be a far-right eurosceptic
Could a Frexit be on the cards?
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Apr 29th 2017, 3:30 PM
Trouble for Le Pen as her replacement steps aside amid allegations of Holocaust denial
Marine Le Pen temporarily resigned as leader of the Front National.
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Apr 28th 2017, 10:54 AM
Marine Le Pen steps down as leader of her party
The far-right candidate is taking on Emmanuel Macron in the French presidential election.
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Apr 24th 2017, 7:55 PM
France had a presidential election yesterday...now what happens?
And why does it matter?
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Apr 24th 2017, 9:22 AM
Poll: Who would get your vote in the French presidential election?
France will go to the polls on 7 May.
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Apr 24th 2017, 8:07 AM
Euro surges despite Le Pen making second round of French elections
The French vote was being closely watched as a bellwether for populist sentiment.
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Apr 24th 2017, 7:05 AM
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