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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
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
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
Le Pen follows Trump's lead on social media bombardment
Marine Le Pen and France s National Front are trying to use the digital world to trump mainstream rivals and bypass the traditional media to speak directly to the public
Conservative Fillon wins French presidential primary
UPDATED Francois Fillon will now become a favorite to be France s next leader after winning the US style primary to pick the nominee of the Republicans party and its allies
Fillon the favorite as French right picks presidential nominee
UPDATED The French presidential vote is seen as a key test for mainstream political parties after the success of Donald Trump in the United States and the Brexit campaign in Britain
Sarkozy knocked out of French presidential race
Ex president Nicolas Sarkozy is beaten into third place after a stunning upset by Francois Fillon who served as his prime minister with the veteran Alain Juppe finishing second
3-way race as French right holds presidential primary
The US style primary is the first such contest by the French right organized partly in response to the rise of the far right National Front FN
Trump looms large over French presidential race
In the French election mainstream candidates all style themselves as uniquely qualified to prevent a similar upset by the far right
Myanmar peace summit ends with long road ahead
UPDATED To achieve peace is very difficult After this there will be more meetings And there are many things we have to do during the time in between says Aung San Suu Kyi
Powerful militia storms out of Myanmar peace talks
Delegates from the United Wa State Army walk out reportedly after being told they could not speak at the conference
Gay Pride march sparks French hard Right row
Thousands of people took to the streets for Saturday s march amid tight if discreet security three weeks after the attack on a Florida nightclub which killed 49 people
France's far-right set to make history in first poll since attacks
Around 44 million people are eligible to vote with France under tight security following its worst ever terror attacks
FAST FACTS: Singapore's parliament system
A look at Singapore s parliamentary system
French far-right family feud as Marine Le Pen jettisons father
Some analysts say that while splitting from her father will be painful it could end up making the FN more electable
French right deals major blow to ruling Socialists in local elections
Right wing parties spearheaded by Sarkozy s UMP win a thumping victory taking between 65 and 71 councils out of a possible 98 according to projections
Far-right at 'gates of power' in France, says PM Valls
Valls s warning follows weeks of turmoil for the ruling Socialists culminating in an opinion poll showing that FN leader Marine Le Pen would beat President Francois Hollande in presidential elections in 2017
French far-right brands Madonna 'Granny Gaga'
Madonna s Instagram post earns her the ire of France s National Front
Europe suffers eurosceptic hangover after EU vote
Analysts say it was clear that voters supported anti euro and anti immigration parties who had tapped into growing voter frustration over unemployment
Political earthquake in France as far right triumphs in EU vote
The National Front led by Marine Le Pen secures 26 of the vote guaranteeing the party around a third of France s 74 seats in the European Parliament
British, Dutch voters kick off fraught European election
The elections are expected to see major gains for parties bent on dismantling the European Union from the inside
Hollande axes French PM after election debacle
French President Francois Hollande decided to axe current Prime Minister Jean Marc Ayrault after his Socialist Party lost more than 150 towns and cities to the main opposition and far right in municipal elections on Sunday
France's Socialists suffers losses as far-right breaks through
The National Front wins control of at least 8 towns and is on track to claiming 1 200 municipal council seats in a breakthrough success for the party
Sarawak, Sabah hold the key in Malaysia vote
The bloody standoff between Malaysian security forces and a group of armed Filipino men in Sabah has spread disquiet
France's National Front to sue Madonna over swastika video
The far right National Front said Sunday July 15 that it plans to sue Madonna over a video at the pop star s concert in France showing party leader Marine Le Pen with a swastika on her forehead
French far-right may sue Madonna over swastika video
Madonna used a video showing France s Marine Le Pen with a swastika on her forehead
