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The future of France: can Macron’s centre hold?

With Macron back as president and the legislative elections looming, we ask French writers and historians to assess the state of an increasingly divided nation

The Guardian - UK

Pressure mounts on Macron to visit Ukraine as French EU presidency draws to a close

French president Emmanuel Macron is coming under increasing pressure to visit Ukraine before France's tenure at the helm of the European presidency comes to an end. The calls come as US president Joe Biden has promised Kyiv advanced rocket systems that analysts say could turn the tide against the Russian…

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Macron revamps cabinet under new Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne

The Élysée Palace unveiled a revamped cabinet on Friday under new Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, France's second-ever female premier. A month after his re-election and ahead of crucial parliamentary polls in June, President Emmanuel Macron appointed Catherine Colonna, France's ambassador to the UK, as his new foreign minister while keeping…

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How far left will President Macron lean in his choice of prime minister?

Recently re-elected centre-right French President Emmanuel Macron has promised to take account of the groundswell of revolt that saw the political extremes attract record numbers of voters. Macron's choice of leader for the new government will be crucial. Could Jean-Luc Mélenchon get the job?

Radio France Internationale

Historic coalition marks changing of the guard for French left ahead of legislative elections

France’s Socialist, Green, Communist and far-left parties have joined forces in an unlikely but historic alliance ahead of legislative elections on June 12 and 19. After a first-round presidential election that saw far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon fall just short of a place in the final, France's reinvigorated left wing has…

France 24

Will crawling into bed with France's hard left save or sink the Socialists?

France's long-established Socialist Party has fallen into line behind the hard-left France Unbowed, joining a left-wing alliance aimed at depriving President Emmanuel Macron of a majority in parliament in next month’s elections. Some party heavyweights see it as the final nail in the coffin of the fractured Socialists; others feel…

Radio France Internationale

French left 'a few steps' from broad alliance to counter Macron in parliamentary polls

France's left-of-centre parties were on Tuesday close to a broad alliance for June parliamentary polls, hoping that a united front can force President Emmanuel Macron to share power with the left during his second term in office.

France 24

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Former French president Hollande snubs alliance with hard left

For parties on the left of French politics, all eyes are on the upcoming legislative elections – where many are hoping a united front will rob President Emmanuel Macron of any chance of a parliamentary majority. Following talks between the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) and the Socialist Party (PS), however,…

Radio France Internationale

What’s next for Marine Le Pen?

Far-right leader hails ‘victory in itself’ and vows to fight on after winning more than 40% of the vote

The Guardian - UK

Emmanuel Macron: A meteoric rise and a rocky road to re-election

Emmanuel Macron won office in 2017 running as an independent centrist and an ambitious reformer. The youngest president elected in France's modern political era, Macron's rise to the Élysée Palace atop a fledgling party he had founded himself was swift and iconoclastic. But the road to his second term, five…

France 24

Macron’s 24-year age gap with his wife: How does it compare with other world leaders?

Emmanuel Macron is 24 years younger than his wife, and the incoming French president is exasperated that people keep talking about it.

The Independent UK

Emmanuel Macron: After French president's meteoric rise, a rocky road lay ahead

France 24

‘Stop pointing your finger at me!’: 50 years of French election TV debates

As the candidates prepare for Wednesday’s face off, a look back at a tradition that has the power to swing the result

The Guardian - UK

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…

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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

France 24

Ex-president Hollande calls for Macron vote to keep Le Pen out of power

French ex-president Francois Hollande on Thursday called on voters to back President Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the country's presidential election, stressing that support for the incumbent is the best way "to ensure [Marine] Le Pen does not win".

The Conversation

Setting up the G5 Sahel: why an option that seemed unlikely came into being

At first glance, the creation in 2014 of the G5 Sahel, an international organisation set up to deal with conflict management in the Sahel, seemed unlikely. Some analysts were already describing a “security traffic jam” in the region. This was in reference to the fact that there were a range…

The Guardian - UK

France election: voting under way with Macron and Le Pen vying closely for presidency

First round of voting, with eventual winner expected to be decided in runoff two weeks later

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'Macron looks right through you!': Socialist Hidalgo calls on progressives to return to the fold

With a week to go before the first round of France's presidential election, Anne Hidalgo is languishing at under 2 percent in the polls. If those voter surveys bear out at the ballot box on April 10, the performance would mark a historic low for the embattled Socialist Party. And…

The Guardian - UK

‘We are at a turning point’: as election looms, what is left of the French left?

In Joigny, where fatalism is feeding the far right, voters need a new vision from the mainstream left for improving their lives

France 24

On This Day in 2007: France's power couple keeps up the façade in a race riven by intrigue

Any presidential campaign has its share of 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 in April, FRANCE 24 takes a look back at some of the emblematic…

Axios

French election highlights the weakness of the left

The French left has been divided over how to approach key issues.

France 24

On this day in 2012: Terror in Toulouse suspends presidential race

Presidential campaigns all have their share of emblematic moments that change the course of the race, be they breathtaking instant game-changers or incidents that seem decisive only in hindsight. With French voters set to elect a president in April, FRANCE 24 takes a look back at some of the key…

France 24

Political animals: Paris Agricultural Fair is time-honoured ritual for presidential candidates

Affectionately known as the "biggest farm in France", the Paris International Agricultural Show, a nine-day fair spread over a vast exhibition lot on the French capital's southwestern edge, is the nation's showcase for the best the countryside has to offer, from livestock to terroir delicacies, primed for prestigious competition. But…

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