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Poll shows Zemmour slightly ahead of Le Pen to challenge Macron in April vote

An Ifop voting intentions poll showed far-right commentator Eric Zemmour jumping slightly ahead of far-right National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen in the first round of the French presidential elections in April, with President Emmanuel Macron remaining in first place.

Reuters · Feb 18, 2022

Far-right French candidate makes taboo term his mantra

Two words considered taboo for many in France because they evoke a conspiracy theory embraced by white supremacists are haunting the French presidential campaign

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

In vaccine-sceptic France, candidates walk tightrope on Covid measures

Vaccination debates and Covid-19 restrictions have sown divisions both on and off the presidential campaign trail in France, which ranks among the most vaccine-sceptic nations in the world. FRANCE 24 takes a look at what the candidates have said regarding the measures to contain Covid-19.

France 24 · Feb 16, 2022

A ‘Titanic’ flop: lacklustre rally turns up the heat on conservative front-runner Valérie Pécresse

Valérie Pécresse’s first major campaign gathering was meant to energise a sputtering presidential bid rattled by defections and self-doubt. Instead, it exposed a key weakness of a conservative candidate ill-suited to the raucous world of campaign rallies.

France 24 · Feb 14, 2022

French elections 2022: what could happen when country heads to polls?

As France prepares to elect next president, nearly half of voters say they are still undecided

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2022

Valérie Pécresse rally focuses on immigration as threat from rivals grows

Les Républicains’ presidential choice promises crackdown after defections to Macron and rise in far-right’s polling

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2022

France's Le Pen suffers high profile defection to rival Zemmour

French far right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was dealt a fresh blow on Sunday as her party's only senator became the latest member to throw his support behind rival Eric Zemmour ahead of April's election.

Reuters · Feb 13, 2022

Battle for the French far right: Zemmour, Le Pen try to steal each other's thunder

As France's April presidential election approaches, the campaign is getting under way in earnest. In this edition of our new show, we focus on the French Communist Party attempting a political comeback and discuss at length the battle raging between Eric Zemmour and Marine Le Pen for leadership of the…

France 24 · Feb 7, 2022

French far-right leader Le Pen insists she can bounce back

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, whose campaign for the presidency has been shaken by a series of defections, told a campaign meeting she has what it takes to bounce back after overcoming many challenges in her personal life.

Reuters · Feb 5, 2022

French far-right presidential candidates fight for limelight

France’s dueling far-right presidential candidates are holding back-to-back campaign rallies

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022