France

We spoke to Victor Mallet, the Financial Times’ bureau chief in Paris about his predictions on the French election.

All eyes are on Paris tonight as votes are cast in the French election. 

Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen in the second round run-off of the French Presidential election

The remaining two candidates in France’s presidential race, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, launched their run-off campaigns today. 

Sophie Pedder, the Paris bureau chief of The Economist, has written a much-praised biography of Emmanuel Macron and spoke to us in Paris.

President Macron is nothing if not a fighter. 

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. 

Matt Frei is joined by journalist and author Marion Van Renterghem.

Hundreds of Ukranians are stuck in Calais after trying to reach the UK.

In another sign of geo-political change, President Macron has announced his intention to withdraw French troops from Mali.

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.

So what works? Joining me now is Dr Véronique Trillet-Lenoir MEP from La République En Marche! 

The pandemic has tested almost every society on earth in a way that few could have imagined two years ago.

French police have reportedly arrested a former member of the Saudi royal guard, suspected of involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Today they chose Valérie Pécresse, a more centrist candidate, over a right-wing challenger.