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France’s election seen from the US: Geopolitics, inflation loom large

Could France be facing its Trump moment? For US commentators, France’s presidential runoff between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen has raised the prospect of a fresh shakeup in transatlantic alliances, which could test Western unity against Putin’s Russia as war rages in Ukraine.

France 24 · Apr 11, 2022

Macron, Le Pen battle out on cost of living in heated runoff campaign

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen traded blows at a distance on Monday over who would best protect French voters' purchasing power, kicking off a tense fight to win the presidential election runoff on April 24.

Reuters · Apr 11, 2022

Macron v Le Pen: who are the candidates in the French election runoff?

Will it be the first re-election of a president in 20 years, or third time lucky for his far-right opponent?

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2022

In presidential race, Macron can no longer count on anti-Le Pen front

President Emmanuel Macron will not be able to count on French voters' traditional anti-far right front in the final runoff and will need to step up his campaign if he is to defeat Marine Le Pen, who has successfully softened her image.

Reuters · Apr 10, 2022

Macron and Le Pen set for a rematch in the second round of France's presidential elections

French polling agencies have projected that incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen are heading for another winner-takes-all runoff in the French presidential election, with their political rivalry and sharply opposing visions pulling clear of a crowded field of 12 candidates in the first round of voting.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 10, 2022

Macron set to face Le Pen in runoff for French presidency

President Emmanuel Macron is set to face his nationalist rival Marine Le Pen in the final round of the French election in a rerun of their 2017 contest.

Tribune News Service · Apr 10, 2022

French election 2022: full live results

Projected results in the presidential election show Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen going into a tight run-off after topping the first round. Follow all the official results as they come in, department by department

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2022

Factbox-Key candidates react after French presidential vote first round

Emmanuel Macron will face far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in the runoff vote of France's presidential election on April 24, early projections showed.

Reuters · Apr 10, 2022

French Socialist, Green, conservative candidates back Macron in election run-off against Le Pen

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday received the backing of the defeated Socialist, Communist, Green and conservative candidates in his second-round election battle later this month against far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Her only endorsement has come from her hard-right challenger Éric Zemmour.

France 24 · Apr 10, 2022

Explainer-Macron or Le Pen: why it matters for France, the EU and the West

The French will decide on April 24 whether to re-elect pro-business centrist President Emmanuel Macron or blow up decades of mainstream consensus in favour of far-right Marine Le Pen.

Reuters · Apr 10, 2022