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French president meets with rival party leaders after he loses parliamentary majority
The French president Emmanuel Macron has been meeting rival party leaders for talks – after his centrist group lost its majority in last week’s parliamentary elections.
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Champions League final: France blames ‘industrial scale’ fraud over chaos
France’s interior minister has defended police actions at the Champions League final saying they prevented deaths from happening.
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Presidential election choice between two visions of France, says author
The polls in Paris are due to close at 20:00 BST and everyone is poised for the early exit results to find out who has won this hotly contested election – Emmanuel Macron or Marine Le Pen – an election which has exposed bitter divisions in the country.
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Far-right in France has never been so strong since WW2, says journalist
We spoke to Victor Mallet, the Financial Times’ bureau chief in Paris about his predictions on the French election.
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Macron v Le Pen: France votes for next president
All eyes are on Paris tonight as votes are cast in the French election.
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Macron v Le Pen: a very different rematch
Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen in the second round run-off of the French Presidential election
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‘The way forward is moderation’, says MP from Macron’s En Marche party
The remaining two candidates in France’s presidential race, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, launched their run-off campaigns today.
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Marine Le Pen ‘much better prepared’ for election rematch, says Macron biographer
Sophie Pedder, the Paris bureau chief of The Economist, has written a much-praised biography of Emmanuel Macron and spoke to us in Paris.
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French elections: Macron and Le Pen kick off presidency run-off campaigns
President Macron is nothing if not a fighter.
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French President Macron seeks re-election
A month ago, the French presidential race was offering little to quicken the pulse, with incumbent Emmanuel Macron expected to breeze through to another five-year term.
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French election is ‘historic moment’, says award-winning French journalist
Matt Frei is joined by journalist and author Marion Van Renterghem.
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The Ukrainian refugees stuck in Calais
Hundreds of Ukranians are stuck in Calais after trying to reach the UK.
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France to withdraw troops from Mali after nine years
In another sign of geo-political change, President Macron has announced his intention to withdraw French troops from Mali.
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French fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies aged 73
His theatrical, form-fitting designs were the epitome of power dressing in the 1980s – the world of fashion has paid tribute to the French designer Thierry Mugler, who has died at the age of 73.
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Vaccine pass ’does not stop people having a life, but it is a very much confined life’, says La République En Marche! MEP
So what works? Joining me now is Dr Véronique Trillet-Lenoir MEP from La République En Marche!