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Editorial: French election has global stakes

At his victory celebration in 2017, newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron strode to a podium at the Louvre to the sounds of "Ode to Joy." He had every reason to be joyful, having trounced his opponent, Marine Le Pen, in a 66% to 34% landslide.

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Macron declines to join Biden in calling Ukraine atrocities 'genocide'

French President Emmanuel Macron has declined to endorse accusations by his US counterpart Joe Biden, that Russia is committing "genocide" in Ukraine – warning that verbal escalations would not help end the war. Ukraine's Volodymr Zelensky decribed France's reaction as "painful".

Radio France Internationale

France: Police killing weighs in the banlieues before runoff vote

Residents of the deprived suburbs around Paris say they are frustrated by police and have little faith in politics.

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Commentary: Macron and Le Pen have very different visions for Europe

President Emmanuel Macron was run close by his nationalist rival Marine Le Pen in the first round of the French election on Sunday. The runoff vote on April 24 will reprise their 2017 contest, with serious consequences for Europe.

Tribune News Service

French actor Michel Bouquet, star of stage and screen, dies aged 96

The award-winning French actor Michel Bouquet, who appeared in more than 100 films during his 70-year career, died in a Paris hospital on Wednesday aged 96.

Radio France Internationale

Le Pen's renewables ban plan is an 'aberration', Macron says

Marine Le Pen's plan to ban wind turbines is an "aberration", Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday as France's presidential election campaign moved away from the two candidates accusing each other of being authoritarian to focus on concrete policies.

Reuters

Le Pen tries to ‘take the politics out’ of her image in new campaign poster

Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen heads into her second-round duel against President Emmanuel Macron with a new poster at the heart of her campaign, plastered with the new slogan “For all French people”. This marks the latest step in her communication strategy aimed at “de-demonising” her party.

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The corner of France that explains Macron, Le Pen and a deep political divide

To understand the forces reshaping politics in the country, pay a visit to Bordeaux — and the ‘crescent of poverty’ around it

Financial Times

Ukraine-Russia war: Russia warns NATO over Sweden and Finland, says there could be no more talk of a 'nuclear-free' Baltic — as it happened

Russia is warning NATO it will bolster its military defence if Sweden and Finland join the bloc.

ABC News

When Biden 'speaking from his heart' doesn't speak for US

There’s no such thing as a purely personal opinion from the Oval Office on major matters of policy

The Independent UK

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Russia says warship has sunk

Ukraine news from April 14: Russia says the missile cruiser the Moskva has sunk after an explosion and fire.

Al Jazeera

A world apart: Macron and Le Pen split over Ukraine, Europe

When French voters cast their ballots in the April 24 presidential run-off, the result will be watched well beyond our borders. For now, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen are serving up opposing visions of France's place on the world stage. He is for ratcheting up concerted EU sanctions against…

France 24

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Marine Le Pen proposes closer Nato-Russia ties after Ukraine war

Presidential candidate says it is ‘inaccurate and unjust’ to suggest she is indebted to Vladimir Putin

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Macron declines to follow Biden and call Russian acts in Ukraine ‘genocide’

Biden had accused Moscow of genocide but French president says ‘escalation of words’ will not bring peace

Al Jazeera

Russia says Biden’s Ukraine ‘genocide’ claim is unacceptable

Moscow ‘categorically disagrees’ with US president’s comment, accuses Washington of hypocrisy.

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

Michel Bouquet death: Acclaimed French actor dies aged 96

French president Emmanuel Macron described the late actor as a ‘sacred monster’ in a tribute

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Le Pen tells television viewers she will repair a 'damaged' democratic system

With just over a week to go until the second round of the French presidential election, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen was invited to discuss the key themes of her campaign during a national television interview on TF1 on Tuesday evening. Le Pen is seeking to woo the large contingent…

France 24

'Screwed' either way: Macron-Le Pen presidential duel leaves young, leftist Mélenchon voters cold

French far-leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon on Sunday fell just short of advancing to the presidential run-off, leaving far-right flagbearer Marine Le Pen to challenge Emmanuel Macron again for France's top job. But among 18- to 25-year-olds it was Mélenchon, 70, who won the night with 29 percent of their vote. What…

France 24

Le Pen wants France out of NATO integrated command, backs NATO-Russia links

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Wednesday backed closer ties between NATO and Russia, adding that if she won the presidency Paris would once again leave the military command of the US-led alliance.

Reuters

France's Le Pen outlines foreign policy vision, leaving Russia door ajar

Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen sought on Wednesday to play up her leadership credentials on the world stage, urging a break with France's recent diplomatic past to make what she called a country that "still counts."

Radio France Internationale

Macron warns of 'real face of the extreme right' in television interview

Back on the campaign trail, President Emmanuel Macron has reiterated his position on number of key issues such as the environment and cost of living during a television interview on Wednesday. He also issued a warning about attempts to undermine the Constitution.

The Guardian - UK

More than 1,000 Ukraine marines have surrendered in Mariupol, says Russia

Moscow makes claim as leaders of four countries bordering Russia arrive in Kyiv in show of support for Ukraine

Radio France Internationale

Abstention on the rise as French no longer see voting as a duty

The outcome of the second round of the French presidential elections on 24 April will likely hinge on voter turnout, which has been dropping - revealing a shift in how French people see voting as part of their civic engagement.

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