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After the first round of the 2017 presidential election in France, economist Thomas Piketty suggested that while there were four candidates on very close scores at the head of the field (Emmanuel Macron, Marine Le Pen, François Fillon and Jean-Luc Mélenchon), in reality France was divided into three political camps:…

With the majority of the ballots counted on Monday morning, the official results of the first round of the French presidential election appear to confirm the power dynamics at work from the previous election.

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…

While the war in Ukraine has given the incumbent a boost, his rivals on the far right and far left remain popular

Chems-eddine Hafiz says rightwing candidates are competing with each other to criticise Islam and Muslims

Valérie Pécresse is trying to boost a flagging campaign that could split Les Républicains

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 after another unusual race, FRANCE 24 takes a look back at…

Valérie Pécresse hounded over allegations that dog named Douglas signed up for Les Républicains presidential primary

Centre-right presidential hopeful Valérie Pécresse has denounced an article published in the left-leaning Libération newspaper that alleges fictitious members of the Les Républicains party were invented to skew her popularity ahead of the primary vote that clinched her presidential nomination.