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Here’s the truth about Emmanuel Macron: he helped create this far-right monster

The president exploited the ideas of Le Pen and Zemmour for his own gain. As disaster looms, he must change tack, says French journalist Pauline Bock

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2022

Macron zeroes in on Le Pen’s Putin link as campaign steps up

French President Emmanuel Macron ramped up his campaign for a second term, with his allies zeroing in on rival candidate Marine Le Pen’s links to Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2022

France election: five key takeaways and moments ahead

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen face tense runoff after first round of voting in presidential race

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2022

Macron faces fight to win over France’s angry left in election race against Le Pen

To defeat Marine Le Pen, the French president is now in dire need of same left he has disparaged for years

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2022

First round of the French election: apparent stability, yet a profound reconfiguration

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.

The Conversation · Apr 11, 2022

Marine Le Pen: Will French election be bigger than Brexit?

With Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron through to the final round of the French presidential election, might we be on the verge of a seismic political shock sufficient to eclipse Brexit and Trump? Le Pen, after all, comes from the French far-Right. She may have worked hard to detoxify…

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2022

Mélenchon's defeat leaves the left in a lurch before second round of French presidential elections

Although far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon took 21,95 % of the ballots in Sunday’s first round of the French presidential election, his third-place finish just behind Marine Le Pen means he narrowly failed to qualify for the second round on April 24. His exit leaves France’s left-leaning voters to choose between…

France 24 · Apr 11, 2022

First Thing: Austrian chancellor to meet Putin in Russia

Karl Nehammer will be first EU leader to meet Russian president since invasion began. Plus, what happened when Fox News viewers watch CNN for a month?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2022

Cost of living set to dominate French presidential run-off

With inflation hitting multi-decade highs, the rising cost of living has become the most pressing issue for French voters. Both centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen have promised to help French consumers. Their proposals range from tripling the amount of a one-time tax-free bonus to scrapping…

France 24 · Apr 11, 2022

Euro Gains Respite from Macron's French Election Lead

FOREX-Euro gains respite from Macron's French election lead The euro looked set to snap a seven-day losing streak versus the dollar on Monday, as the single currency rallied after French leader Emmanuel Macron beat far right challenger Marine Le Pen in the country's first round of presidential voting. Investor concerns…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 11, 2022