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‘Voting for Marine Le Pen is not an option for women’

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to make the fight against gender inequality the "great cause" of his second term in power. Marine Le Pen promises to "stand in the way of anyone" who threatens women. FRANCE 24 spoke to several women’s rights activists about the two presidential candidates’ programmes,…

France 24

Over 2,000 Riders Gather To Save Mérignac Circuit

Riders gather for a demonstration to save the Mérignac Circuit in France from closure following a decision made back on June 17, 2021.

RideApart

Huddersfield Giants' Theo Fages issues warning - 'We can fight St Helens for trophies'

France scrum-half won silverware galore with Saints but - ahead of facing the Super League champions for the first time since leaving - believes Huddersfield can start bringing their own challenge

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Paul Pogba breaks silence after Manchester United supporters boo France superstar

Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick may have rescued three points for Manchester United but the crowd's displeasure with the club saw Pogba sensationally targeted when he was substituted for tactical reasons.

Daily Record

Ankara earns new friends thanks to efforts to end Ukraine war

Ankara's support of Kyiv and diplomatic efforts to end the Ukrainian war has won plaudits from its western allies, including France, offering the hope of a reset of deeply strained relations.

Radio France Internationale

Keen to be ‘close to the people’, Macron ventures into hostile territory

Emmanuel Macron’s second-round campaign strategy is markedly different from the approach he took ahead of his first presidential election duel against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in 2017, as he criss-crosses the country – often visiting hostile terrain – as he tries to banish a perception of haughtiness among parts…

France 24

On This Day in 2002: Doomed Socialist favourite laughs off threat of Le Pen in presidential final

Any presidential campaign has its emblematic moments that change the course of the race, be they breathtaking instant tide-turners or incidents laden with meaning only in hindsight. With French voters set to elect a president on April 24, FRANCE 24 looks back at telling moments from campaigns past. In the…

France 24

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'Macron forced me to become more political': a tale of two Yellow Vests

Nathalie and Agnès joined France's anti-government Yellow Vest protests from the outset in November 2018. Sixty weeks of sometimes violent demonstrations failed to topple the President, but Emmanuel Macron inadvertently made them more politically aware, and they're now using that to vote him out of office.

Radio France Internationale

Even if Macron wins, he will struggle to realise his vision for France and Europe

The president remains favourite to carry the election, but his task will become no easier

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the French presidential election

A Marine Le Pen victory would be disastrous for France and the whole of Europe

The Guardian - UK

Macron vows to end fossil fuels use in pitch to green voters

PARIS — President Emmanuel Macron vowed to end the use of fossil fuels in France if reelected, eight days before he faces far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a run-off election.

Tribune News Service

Paul Pogba posts message on social media after he's booed by Man Utd fans

The France international midfield star was the subject of the frustration of the home fans at Old Trafford despite Saturday's victory at home to basement side Norwich

Daily Mirror

Eyeing green vote, Macron vows to exit oil, coal and gas

President Emmanuel Macron promised on Saturday to make France the "first great nation" to stop using oil, coal and gas as energy sources, in a pitch to young and green voters he fears could abstain in next week's election runoff.

Reuters

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

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Borrowing from the left, Macron signals greener pitch at Marseille rally

French President Emmanuel Macron rallied supporters in Marseille on Saturday, hoping to sway voters who placed the left's Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the lead during the first round of France's presidential election a week ago.

France 24

Will older voters be enough to carry Macron to victory over Le Pen?

While Anglophone countries have seen right-wing populists achieve strong electoral performances thanks to older voters, a different dynamic is playing out in France: President Emmanuel Macron goes into the April 24 second-round runoff against nationalist Marine Le Pen after relying on over 60s to outpoll her in the first round.

Radio France Internationale

France clamps down on 'zero carbon' advertising to avoid greenwashing

From 1 January 2023, it will be forbidden to advertise a product in France as "carbon neutral" without being able to prove it. The government is taking steps to ensure all companies back up their claims with data, or promise compensation in favour of the environment.

Reuters

Climate change protesters block central Paris square to protest election choices

Climate change activists forced the closure of a main square in central Paris on Saturday to protest against the environmental programmes put forward by France's remaining presidential candidates.

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Opponents of French far-right protest as election campaign enters final week

Thousands of anti-far right protesters marched across France on Saturday as opponents of presidential candidate Marine Le Pen seek to form a united front to prevent her from winning an election runoff against incumbent Emmanuel Macron on April 24.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral Rises from Ashes

Three years after the devastating fire, the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is finally recovering thanks to the non-stop hard work of an army of craftsmen and a forest of scaffolding, according to Agence France Press (AFP). “Three days ahead of the anniversary of the blaze, the mammoth cleaning job of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Frenchman, Moroccan Get Lengthy Jail Terms for Attack Plot in France

A Frenchman and a Moroccan received heavy prison terms on appeal Friday for an attack plot that was foiled after an intelligence agent posing as a militant infiltrated their cyber network, AFP reported. Yassine Bousseria, 42, was sentenced to 24 years in prison for participation in a terrorist conspiracy to…

Tribune News Service

Macron visits Notre-Dame in bid to court French Catholic voters

PARIS — Emmanuel Macron, who’s leading nationalist challenger Marine Le Pen in the two latest polls ahead of France’s presidential election, visited the Notre-Dame cathedral in a nod to Roman Catholic voters.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Germany and European Partners Condemn Violence in East Jerusalem

The foreign ministries of Germany, France, Italy and Spain condemned the violence on Friday in East Jerusalem in a joint statement. "We call on all sides to exercise maximum restraint as well as to refrain from violence and from all forms of provocation," spokespersons for the ministries said in their…

Reuters

France to give Ukrainian refugees access to housing, family benefits -ministry

France will make housing and family benefits available for Ukrainian refugees once the emergency lodging phase is over, the country's interior ministry said on Friday.

France 24

Ukrainian FM Kuleba urges France to call atrocities in Ukraine a 'genocide'

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged France and President Emmanuel Macron to call atrocities committed by Russian forces in Ukraine a "genocide”. Macron earlier this week refused to use the term, a decision that Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky called "painful". Kuleba welcomed the latest…

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