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[ANALYSIS] Sieg Heil deja vu? Understanding the extreme right's global rise
The extremist movements in Asia, while benefiting the elites, enjoy the support of the middle classes
France's Marine Le Pen charged over ISIS tweets
The move by a judge in Nanterre comes after the National Assembly voted in November to strip the National Front chief of her parliamentary immunity over the 3 photos of ISIS violence posted in 2015
'Czech Trump' clinches wide lead in election
(UPDATED) Billionaire populist Andrej Babis favors a united Europe and balks at talk of a 'Czexit'
Marine Le Pen charged over EU funding scandal
A judicial source says Le Pen had been charged with breach of trust over the salaries paid to her chief of staff Catherine Griset and her bodyguard Thierry Legier and for complicity in breach of trust as FN leader
Marine Le Pen to meet judges over party funding claims
The meeting has already been arranged says Le Pen who had refused to answer any questions over the accusations while she was running in this year s presidential election
France's Macron wins strong majority for reform
3rd UPDATE The new body will be nearly 6 years younger on average have a record 223 women lawmakers and will be strikingly less politically experienced
Cimatu, Napoles, ISIS | Evening wRap
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Macron won 66.1%, Le Pen 33.9% in French vote – final results
Macron received a total of 20 753 797 votes compared with 10 644 118 for Marine Le Pen the ministry announces the day after the landmark election
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Le Pen claims 'massive' gains but plans party revamp after defeat
Marine Le Pen: I suggest we begin a profound transformation of our movement to create a new political force
With Macron win secured, France and Germany look to EU future
The two staunch allies face tough challenges over Europe s future
Emmanuel Macron wins French presidential election
UPDATED The pro EU former investment banker will become France s youngest ever leader but faces a huge challenge to enact his program while trying to unite a fractured and demoralized country
Datangi TPS, warga Perancis pilih presiden baru melalui pemilu
Warga Perancis diminta memilih satu dari dua kandidat yang ada yakni Emmanuel Macron dan Marine Le Pen
Tense France picks new president in landmark vote
3rd UPDATE Whoever wins there will be profound change for France the world s 6th biggest economy a permanent member of the UN Security Council and a global military power
France tries to curb impact of Macron hack ahead of vote
This comes a day before the country heads to the polls for a watershed election
Brutal French presidential race enters final stretch
Pro European Emmanuel Macron and far right anti immigration candidate Marine Le Pen have offered starkly different visions for France during a campaign that has been closely watched in Europe and the rest of the world
France's Macron files complaint after Le Pen's 'offshore account' claim
Judicial sources say prosecutors in Paris opened a probe following the complaint from Macron which comes 3 days before Sunday s presidential run off against Le Pen
Le Pen, Macron clash in fiery final French debate
The duel ahead of this Sunday s May 7 election was billed as a confrontation between Macron s call for openness and pro market reforms and Le Pen s France first nationalism
Le Pen, Macron face off in final French presidential debate
UPDATED Their starkly different views of Europe immigration the economy and French identity will be explored for the first time face to face following a week marked by bruising clashes between them
Macron camp fear high French abstention rate could damage chances
Emmanuel Macron s camp warns that a high number of no shows especially among left wing voters could hurt his chances
France's Le Pen fights plagiarism charge, Macron camp frets
It emerged that Le Pen had copied parts of a fiery speech she made Monday from one made about two weeks earlier by one time conservative candidate Francois Fillon
Macron, Le Pen offer sharp contrast in visions for France
The battle to become France s next president boils down to a sharp clash of contrasting visions
French candidate Le Pen announces euroskeptic PM pick, if elected
Le Pen says she wants to build up France s borders take it out of the eurozone and hold a referendum on the nation s EU membership
France's Le Pen struggles with fear of far-right
Marine Le Pen has a tricky balancing act ahead of the runoff: keeping her core far right supporters happy while appealing to a wider electorate who need to be reassured
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Le Pen says voters must choose 'for or against' France
The country Mr Macron wants is no longer France it s a space a wasteland a trading room where there are only consumers and producers Marine Le Pen tells a cheering crowd in the Riviera city of Nice
France's Macron gets rough ride in Le Pen country
Macron tries to counter accusations that he had made a complacent start to campaigning for the presidential runoff on May 7 after finishing ahead of Le Pen in the first round
Polar opposites: The issues that divide Le Pen and Macron
Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron and far right leader Marine Le Pen are set to go head to head in the second round of France s presidential election on May 7
Duterte, Abu Sayyaf, French elections | Midday wRap
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France's presidential election: How the world is reacting
Here are some of the reactions to the projected results of the first round of the French elections
Macron, Le Pen set for French election run-off
3rd UPDATE Macron tops Sunday s first round with 23 9 of votes slightly ahead of National Front FN leader Le Pen with 21 4 according to near final results from the interior ministry
France votes in high-stakes presidential election
UPDATED Far right leader Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron are the frontrunners to progress to a run off on May 7 but the result is too close to call in a deeply divided country
French election: what you need to know
Nearly 47 million voters are set to go to the polls with 11 candidates vying for president
France on edge as presidential vote looms
France goes to the polls on Sunday April 23 in an election seen as crucial for the future of a deeply divided country and the beleaguered European Union
In or out? EU is hot-button issue in French vote
None of the 4 main candidates can afford to be neutral on the EU whether they portray it as the source of all woes or a guarantee of peace and stability
France's Le Pen hardens tone as campaign clock ticks down
Marine Le Pen has spent years trying to broaden support for her National Front party but she signals a return to the core concerns of many of her supporters in recent speeches
France arrests two over attack plot days before vote
UPDATED The foiled plot sparked fears that the closing days of the campaign could be a target for extremists ahead of Sunday s April 23 vote the country s most unpredictable election in decades
Frontrunners Le Pen, Macron hold rival Paris rallies
The unpredictable race narrows dramatically with surveys suggesting 4 candidates are in contention to win one of the top two spots in the April 23 vote and progress to the run off election a fortnight later
French presidential hopefuls battle for votes with a week to go
The French go to the polls on April 23 to choose two candidates from a field of 11 who will go head to head in a run off
Far-left Melenchon's surge shakes up French presidential race
After strong performances in two televised debates several new surveys this weekend show him climbing to third position with 18 19 of voters saying they would vote for him
Macron targets Le Pen over economy in French presidential debate
The televised debate was at times chaotic and often dominated by the anti capitalist and virulently anti EU smaller candidates who made their first major appearance ahead of the first round vote
A month before France votes, undecideds in the lead
With a month to go 40 of voters have yet to decide how they ll vote in the first round of the French presidential poll – or even if they ll show up on election day at all
Putin meets France's Le Pen in Moscow
The meeting between Putin and National Front party leader Le Pen – their first according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov – comes less than a month ahead of the French election with the first round set to take place on April 23
Putin meeting Le Pen, foreign politicians is 'normal practice' – Kremlin
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says Russian President Vladimir Putin is in contact with many foreign politicians who are at one stage or another taking part in their future political life and electoral processes
Marine Le Pen: Far-right heir reaping rewards of party purges
If Marine Le Pen does win the keys to the Elyseé Palace it will be partly because of her repudiation of the man she once idolized – her own father Jean Marie Le Pen
France's Le Pen attacked as Macron passes first debate test
UPDATED Marine Le Pen s hardline stance on security and the place of Islam in France come under attack from her fellow presidential hopefuls
French presidential candidates face off in first TV debate
UPDATED Centrist frontrunner Emmanuel Macron and far right leader Marine Le Pen are expected to come under attack in the first of 3 debates
New poll shows France's Macron leading in first round
Macron s lead comes as a growing list of backers from both the left and the center throw their support behind the 39 year old former economy minister who is trying to upend France s traditional politics
Defiant Fillon says 'no one' can stop France election bid
The conservative candidate is in a defiant mood after holding a rally in Paris attended by tens of thousands of flag waving supporters
France's Fillon to talk politics amid scandal
Fillon tries to wrest back control of his campaign by setting out his policies on Saturday March 4 before holding a rally on Sunday March 5 near the Eiffel Tower
