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Emmanuel who? Far-right fighting hard-left for French vote

The stakes are high, the fight nasty and the party of centrist President Emmanuel Macron is the one to beat.

Putin’s Pariah Status Isn’t Slowing His Copycats in Europe

From Spain to Italy, the ranks of far-right personalities and parties continue to expand, posing a risk to the current unity over the war in Ukraine.

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France's Macron inaugurated for second five-year term

French President Emmanuel Macron has been inaugurated for a second term.

EXPLAINER: Why France's Macron now faces challenge from left

No sooner had Emmanuel Macron defeated a far-right rival in last month's presidential vote than left-wing parties began mounting a challenge for legislative supremacy in June elections.

May Day rallies in Europe urge more help as inflation bites

Tens of thousands of people were marching in cities across Europe for May Day protests to honor workers and shame governments into doing more for their citizens.

Reelection bolsters France's Macron as powerful player in EU

French President Emmanuel Macron's reelection has bolstered his standing as a senior player in Europe.

With Macron's win in France, we see why Trump and friends continue to spew election lies

Seeing Macron win in France, America's Trumpy far right knows that to win, it has to cheat. It has to lie and tear down trust in democratic processes.

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Asian shares advance on back of rally on Wall Street

Asian shares are mostly higher after U.S. stocks stormed back from sharp losses to log strong gains.

French Centrist: President Macron’s victory halts Europe’s far right, for now

Critics say French President Emmanuel Macron, whose centrist movement has co-opted elements of France’s much-diminished traditional center-left and center-right factions, is walking an impossibly fine line.

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Far-right Le Pen plots parliament win after loss to Macron

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is gathering her party’s troops, not to mourn her loss in the presidential election but to plot out a victory in France's parliamentary election in June.

France's President Emmanuel Macron easily beats Marine Le Pen to serve 2nd term, but election shows far-right gains

But while France's left, the European Union and NATO revel in Marine Le Pen's defeat, her share of the vote shows a deeply divided nation.

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French President Macron Reelected: What's Next?

French President Emmanuel Macron defeated challenger Marine Le Pen and was reelected to a second five-year term Sunday.

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Macron Won. And So Did the Far Right.

Marine Le Pen had her best performance to date, and has successfully pushed many of her far-right ideas into the mainstream.

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Russia hits faraway targets; diplomat warns of risk of WWIII

Russia has unleashed a string of attacks against rail and fuel facilities deep inside Ukraine in an apparent attempt to thwart Ukrainian efforts to marshal supplies.

Analysis: Loss is victory for far-right in France's election

One of the headlines from the presidential election in France is that the far-right has come out of the cold and gone mainstream.

France's youngest president wins again, troubles and all

In just five years as France's president, Emmanuel Macron has gone from a young newbie in politics to a key world player and weighty decision-maker in the European Union.

France's Macron: Anger of Le Pen voters must be addressed

France's Emmanuel Macron used his victory speech Sunday to address disaffection at his leadership.

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French President Emmanuel Macron wins reelection, defeats Marine Le Pen

Macron's victory deals a setback to the populist movements that have upended politics across the western world, from Brexit to Donald Trump.

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Macron beats far-right rival Le Pen in French presidential election, projections show

France's Emmanuel Macron looks set for a second term as president, with exit polls predicting he will comfortably beat his far-right rival Marine Le Pen in Sunday's election.

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Live updates | Japan: Macron's reelection key to G-7 unity

Japan welcomed the reelection of French President Emmanuel Macron as key to the unity of Group of Seven.

Macron Vs Le Pen: France Votes In Tense Presidential Runoff

All opinion polls in recent days converge toward a win for the 44-year-old pro-European Macron.

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Macron Vs Le Pen: France Votes In Tense Presidential Runoff

All opinion polls in recent days converge toward a win for the 44-year-old pro-European Macron.

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France's presidential rivals: Key moments, private lives

Voters are choosing between two visions of France and two very different people in Sunday's presidential runoff.

EXPLAINER: How France's old-school voting system works

French voters in the presidential election are using an old-school voting system that has defied calls for more flexibility or modernization.

Voting opens in France runoff between Macron and Le Pen

France began voting in a presidential runoff election Sunday in a race between between incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right politician Marine Le Pen.

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Macron vs Le Pen: France votes in tense presidential runoff

France began voting in a presidential runoff election Sunday in a race between between incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right politician Marine Le Pen.

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To Europe's relief, France's Macron wins but far-right gains

French President Emmanuel Macron has comfortably won reelection to a second term.

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Le Pen challenges Macron in French presidential runoff watched around the world

A win by far-right candidate Marine Le Pen appears unlikely, though still possible.

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Zelenskyy meets top-level US delegation, gets aid promises

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has met with the U.S. secretaries of state and defense in the highest-level visit to Kyiv by an American delegation since the start of the Russian invasion.

Macron faces off against far-right rival Le Pen as France heads to the polls

French citizens are heading to the polls Sunday in a presidential election set against the backdrop of war in Ukraine and a cost of living crisis.

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France’s two presidential contenders: Who’s proposing what

It’s crunch time for voters in France as centrist incumbent President Emmanuel Macron is meeting far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen of the National Rally at the ballot box for Sunday’s final presidential vote.

French election: Macron in pole position, Le Pen racing hard

French President Emmanuel Macron is in the pole position to win reelection Sunday in France's presidential runoff.

French election: Misinformation targets candidates and voting system

Misinformation has been targeting not just the candidates, but also the voting process itself.

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Congressman Kevin McCarthy under fire for leaked audio urging Trump to resign

Congressman Kevin McCarthy, the top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, came under fire from some of his fellow party members, after an audio recording showed him saying that then-President Donald Trump should resign over the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.

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Macron extends poll lead over Le Pen, as high-stakes French presidential campaigns end

But a Le Pen upset victory still remains a possibility.

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Why France's presidential election matters far beyond its borders

Sunday's contest has implications for the spread of far-right ideology, France's relationship with the rest of Europe and the country's posture toward Russia.

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It’s the French election this weekend — here’s what Wall Street expects to happen

The outcome is far from certain, according to Wall Street, which is predicting potential market shocks in the case of a Le Pen victory.

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Le Pen's far-right vision: Retooling France at home, abroad

Marine Le Pen’s vision for France if the far-right leader wins Sunday’s runoff presidential election would include a ban on Muslim headscarves in public, schoolchildren in uniforms and laws passed by referedum

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Le Pen's far-right vision: Retooling France at home, abroad

Marine Le Pen’s vision for France — if the far-right leader wins Sunday’s presidential runoff — would include no Muslim headscarves in public, schoolchildren in uniforms and laws passed by referendum.

At a pivotal moment for Western unity over Ukraine, a divisive French presidential race

President Emmanuel Macron leads far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the polls before Sunday's vote, but her challenge has been unexpectedly strong.

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Macron, Le Pen trade blows in final day of campaign

The finalists for France’s presidency, President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen, traded blows on the last day of legal campaigning as they tried to appeal to undecided voters.

Stocks stumble 2.8% as worries about interest rates worsen

Stocks slumped on Wall Street Friday, leaving the S&P 500 with its biggest one-day loss in almost seven weeks, as worries deepen about a surge in interest rates and the U.S. central bank's efforts to fight inflation.

Love thy enemy: Critics key for Macron in France's election

Disgruntled left-wing voters whose candidates were knocked out in the first round of France's election are the wild cards in the winner-takes-all runoff on Sunday.

Macron and Le Pen: The French election takes Europe to the brink, again

President Emmanuel Macron staked his rule on placing France at the heart of a strengthened European project, while Marine Le Pen is a skeptic of the continent’s defining geopolitical institutions — the European Union and NATO.

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A Le Pen Win In French Election Could Be Major Blow For Pres. Biden

Marine Le Pen has long admired Russia's Vladimir Putin. Her far-right party owes a debt to a Russian bank suspected of being close to the Kremlin.

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A Le Pen Victory In French Election Could Be Major Setback For U.S.

Marine Le Pen is facing incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron in Sunday's election, but Le Pen seems to have ties to Putin.

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France prepares for landmark presidential election as Macron and Le Pen fight for votes

The latest opinion polls suggest incumbent president Emmanuel Macron has a six- to 13-point lead over his rival, far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

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France prepares for landmark presidential election as Macron and Le Pen fight for votes

The latest opinion polls suggest incumbent president Emmanuel Macron has a six- to 13-point lead over his rival, far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

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Macron woos leftist voters as French campaign nears end

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting a multicultural, working-class suburb north of Paris to woo leftist voters ahead of Sunday's presidential runoff against far-right challenger Marine Le Pen.

Tensions over race, religion in France's presidential race

France’s presidential campaign has been difficult for voters of immigrant heritage and religious minorities.

Macron vs. Le Pen 2022: What to know about France’s presidential election runoff

What are the chances Macron loses? Why does the election matter?

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Macron attacks Le Pen on Russia, Muslim headscarf ban pledge

French President Emmanuel Macron tore into his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in a debate for her ties to Russia and wanting to strip Muslim women of their right to cover their heads in public.

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Russia's Navalny accuses Le Pen of Kremlin ties before vote

Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny waded into France’s tight presidential campaign, urging voters to back incumbent Emmanuel Macron in Sunday's runoff and alleging that far-right challenger Marine Le Pen is too closely linked to Russia.

French election: Macron and Le Pen to clash in TV presidential debate

Four days before the vote, far-right leader Marine Le Pen is behind Emmanuel Macron in the polls.

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Macron and Le Pen face off in TV debate ahead of decisive French election

It will be the last major opportunity for Le Pen to portray herself as more moderate and presidential than five years ago.

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Macron And Le Pen To Face Off In Crucial Election Debate

In 2017, a similar debate struck a decisive blow to Marine Le Pen's presidential bid. However, she has pledged to be better prepared for this debate.

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Macron attacks Le Pen on Russia, Muslim headscarf ban pledge

French President Emmanuel Macron has torn into his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in a television debate for her ties to Russia and for wanting to strip Muslim women of their right to cover their heads in public, as he seeks the votes he needs to win another 5-year term.

Europe fears a possible Le Pen presidency in France as a threat from within

She could bolster Russian President Vladimir Putin, diminish NATO, break the E.U. and propel other far-right groups.

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Centrism Can Fight Populism With Populism

Marine Le Pen will probably lose on Sunday, but don’t be misled: Populism is shrinking the center of French politics.

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French elections: EU apprehensive of Le Pen ahead of French run-off vote

A Marine Le Pen victory in France would send shockwaves across the European Union, writes Jessica Parker.

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French elections: Macron v Le Pen and two visions for France

French voters have a big choice to make on public services, immigration and foreign policy.

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France: EU fraud agency investigating candidate Le Pen

Paris prosecutors are studying a report by the EU fraud agency accusing French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen of misusing public funds while serving in the European Parliament.

I buy that Emmanuel Macron is the favorite to win the French election: Silver

FiveThirtyEight's Nate Silver breaks down the French presidential election on "This Week."

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Macron courts Marseille voters; Climate activists in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron is holding a major campaign rally in Marseille to seek backing from voters who supported a left-wing candidate in the first round of the presidential election.

Macron, Le Pen decry 'shocking' Stellantis CEO pay

French President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger in the French presidential vote, Marine Le Pen, have decried as “shocking” the multimillion euro payout to the CEO of carmaker Stellantis.

French presidential campaign spotlights Muslim headscarves

Muslim headscarves have taken center stage in France’s presidential campaign amid far-right candidate Marine Le Pen’s push to ban them.

In France's election, a meaty issue unites Jews and Muslims

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is alarming both Muslims and Jews in France with a pledge to regulate the ritual slaughter of animals if she is elected.

In France's election, a meaty issue unites Jews and Muslims

As she cooks lunch and talks politics, Jewish voter Sarah Gutmann has a nasty feeling — of would-be French president Marine Le Pen invading the privacy of her home, reaching directly into her life and the plates of chicken and kosher sausages that she is frying for her husband and their eldest son. “Attacking the way we eat impinges on our privacy and that is very serious," Gutmann said as she busied herself in the kitchen of their Paris home.

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How Marine Le Pen moderated her image and brought herself closer to the French presidency

The key question, when voters head to the polls on April 24, will be how many people find the new flavor of Le Pen a more acceptable choice.

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How France's presidential election could impact Ukraine war

The capital of France may be thousands of miles away from the battlefields of eastern Ukraine, but what happens in French voting stations this month could have repercussions there.

European Central Bank gives no clear date for rate hikes

The head of the European Central Bank says the bank would raise interest rates “some time after” ending its pandemic stimulus efforts later this year.

France's Le Pen warns against sending weapons to Ukraine

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has warned against sending any more weapons to Ukraine.

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France's Le Pen warns against sending weapons to Ukraine

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen warned Wednesday against sending any more weapons to Ukraine, and called for a rapprochement between NATO and Russia once Moscow’s war in Ukraine winds down. Le Pen, an outspoken nationalist who has long ties to Russia, also confirmed that if she unseats President Emmanuel Macron in France’s April 24 presidential runoff, she will pull France out of NATO’s military command and dial back French support for the whole European Union.

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Far-right Le Pen campaigns as French 'voice of the people'

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen is envisioning a France with the people’s voices at the center of the political process if she gets elected president in 12 days.

France's Macron faces angry voters as he fights for 2nd term

French President Emmanuel Macron is facing a tougher-than expected fight for reelection.

France's liberal base is aging fast. Macron now needs to win over angry younger voters

The outcome of the first round of France's presidential election Sunday was a stark awakening for the incumbent leader.

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Potential far-right victory in France seen as threat to EU

A win for far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in France’s presidential race would have immense repercussions on the functioning of the European Union

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Potential far-right victory in France seen as threat to EU

A win for far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in France's presidential race would have immense repercussions on the functioning of the European Union.

France Is Still Standing After the First Round of Presidential Elections

Emmanuel Macron will once again face Marine Le Pen in a second round, but he should have a small but decisive edge.

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French President Emmanuel Macron will try to stave off challenge from hard-right leader Marine Le Pen in election's second round

The challenge for Macron now is to unite the left and center-left behind him for the second-round runoff.

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Macron’s Political Earthquake Keeps On Rumbling

France’s president proves he was no accident of history, but faces a much tougher runoff against the far-right.

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French duel: Macron vs Le Pen fight for presidency

With the first round of the French presidential elections out of the way, the duel starts afresh for incumbent centrist Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen

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Macron, Le Pen kick off French presidential runoff campaigns

French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to “convince” a broad range of French voters to back his centrist vision.

Macron vs. Le Pen, again, for president of France

French President Emmanuel Macron will face far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen in a winner-takes-all runoff for the French presidency, after they both advanced Sunday in the first round of voting. The final vote is April 24th. (April 11)

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Asian stocks fall as investors await U.S. profits, inflation

Asian stock markets are lower as investors wait for U.S. inflation data amid unease about higher interest rates, Chinese efforts to contain coronavirus outbreaks and Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Newspaper headlines: Sunak faces inquiry and 'fight for France's future'

Monday's papers cover the latest developments on the chancellor and the French presidential elections.

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French elections: Macron and Le Pen to fight for presidency

Emmanuel Macron wins the first round but the run-off against Marine Le Pen is set to be far closer.

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Beer flows, Champagne bubbles as Macron, Le Pen reach final

Beer flowed at President Emmanuel Macron’s celebration of his first-round victory in the French presidential election, while Champagne corks popped across town to mark far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s second-place showing.

Macron will face Le Pen in runoff in French presidential election

Centrist President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a second five-year term but faces a strong challenge from the far right.

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France's top presidential contenders: Who's proposing what

The 12 candidates in France’s presidential race are proposing drastically different ideas.

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In France, it's Macron vs. Le Pen, again, for presidency

Incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron will face far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen in a winner-takes-all runoff for the presidency.

In France, a nail-biting election as Macron's rival surges

For months, President Emmanuel Macron looked certain to become France’s first leader in 20 years to win a second term.

Poland, France trade barbs over Russia's war on Ukraine

Poland has summoned the French ambassador over recent comments by President Emmanuel Macron who called Poland’s prime minister a “far-right anti-Semite” in a budding feud over Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Macron confident as far-right rival closes in ahead of vote

President Emmanuel Macron says he has no fear of losing France’s presidential election despite far-right rival Marine Le Pen narrowing the gap in opinion polls days before the first-round vote.

Why this week's French elections matter to the wider world

With war singeing the European Union's eastern edge, French voters will make a choice in a presidential election that will have an impact beyond the country's borders.

Voting in France: Paper ballots, cast in person; no machines

French voters in Sunday’s presidential election will use the same system that’s been used for generations.

Macron leads polls but turnout a big question in French vote

French President Emmanuel Macron is the clear favorite in the country's presidential vote on Sunday.

French far-right leader Le Pen softens image for election

French nationalist Marine Le Pen has softened her rhetoric and her image as she tries to unseat centrist President Emmanuel Macron in the upcoming election, taking place in two rounds on April 10 and 24.

Macron holds 1st big rally; Rivals stir up 'McKinsey Affair'

French President Emmanuel Macron held his first big rally Saturday in his race for reelection, promising the French more “progress” and “solidarity” over the next five years.

French leftist Melenchon rallies before presidential vote

Three weeks before France’s presidential election, far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon has rallied tens of thousands of supporters on the streets of Paris for his biggest campaign event to date.

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