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France's Zemmour says he could seize African leaders' homes if they don't take back immigrants

Far-right French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour said on Wednesday that he could seize the homes of African leaders and block remittances to their countries if they failed to take back immigrants, as he seeks to reboot his flagging campaign.

Reuters · Mar 23, 2022

France's presidential candidates: how are they polling?

French president Emmanuel Macron appears to have lost ground slightly in the latest opinion poll released by Elabe on Tuesday. With two and a half weeks to go until the election, he remains out in front ahead of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon. The other…

Radio France Internationale · Mar 22, 2022

France’s presidential elections: All you need to know

About 48 million French voters will choose their leader among 12 candidates in April in the most volatile context.

Al Jazeera · Mar 22, 2022

France's Le Pen got loan from Hungarian bank close to Orban -filing

French far-right presidential challenger Marine Le Pen received a 10.7 million euro ($11.8 million) loan for her campaign from Hungary's MKB Bank, whose major shareholders include businessmen close to nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Reuters · Mar 10, 2022

France narrows presidential field to 12 official candidates

France's top constitutional body published the official list on Monday of the 12 presidential candidates who have met the requirements to compete in the two-round election on April 10 and April 24.

France 24 · Mar 7, 2022

Zemmour hopes support from Le Pen's niece will boost his presidential ambitions

Far-right candidate Eric Zemmour presented Marion Maréchal as his new political ally on Sunday. The niece of National Rally leader Marine Le Pen officially joined the campaign in a move that may revive Zemmour's floundering bid for the French presidency.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 7, 2022

Russia's invasion of Ukraine casts 'a very long shadow' over French presidential election

The war in Ukraine may be keeping Emmanuel Macron off the campaign trail, but the benefit to the French president has been clear: for the first time, a poll over the weekend saw him getting more than 30 percent of votes in the first round. The conflict has given Macron…

France 24 · Mar 7, 2022

French far-right election candidate Zemmour wins backing of Marine Le Pen's niece

French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour won the backing of the niece of Marine Le Pen - his main far-right rival, highlighting the fractured opposition to President Emmanuel Macron which could boost Macron's re-election chances.

Reuters · Mar 6, 2022

Ukraine war puts France’s NATO-sceptic presidential candidates in a tight spot

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed world affairs to the forefront of France’s presidential race, upending a campaign in which three of the five leading candidates are staunch critics of the US-led transatlantic alliance.

France 24 · Mar 4, 2022

Factbox-France's Macron faces far right's matriarch, an 'Iron Lady' and a polemicist

President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he would run for second term at the helm of the euro zone's number two economy.

Reuters · Mar 3, 2022