What economic policies are France’s presidential candidates proposing?
Economic policy has taken something of a back seat in a French presidential campaign initially focused on cultural and identity issues, then overshadowed by the...
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Could Le Pen’s blandest campaign be her most successful yet?
Unruffled by defections and the rise of a far-right challenger, Marine Le Pen has steadied her ship in the final stretch of France’s presidential campaign,...
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French president responds to ‘Killer Macron’ chants at rally for far-right rival Zemmour
Issued on: 28/03/2022 – 17:52Modified: 28/03/2022 – 17:54 As France’s 2022 presidential campaign season officially kicked off on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron took aim at...
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Macron remains clear favourite – but rivals turn up heat two weeks from vote
Issued on: 27/03/2022 – 19:03 Candidates in France’s looming presidential election are pushing to make themselves heard over the war in Ukraine, as polls suggest...
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Far-right Zemmour faces lawsuit for denying Nazi deportation of homosexuals
Issued on: 23/03/2022 – 18:56 Far-right candidate Éric Zemmour faces yet another lawsuit in the run-up to France’s presidential election, this time filed by gay rights...
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‘I’m sure I’ll be filled with emotion when I get to the voting booth’
Issued on: 22/03/2022 – 09:49 Eighteen-year-old Noélie will be voting for the first time in France’s presidential election next month. The literature student hails from...
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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...
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Pushing far-right agenda, French news networks shape election debate
In a presidential campaign dominated by talk of far-right pundit Eric Zemmour, some of France’s leading news networks stand accused of fostering his Elysée Palace run and...
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How three-quarters of French Jews survived the Holocaust, despite the Vichy regime
The fate of France’s Jews during World War II has become an unlikely topic of debate in the run-up to the French presidential election, exhumed...
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French far-right candidate Zemmour’s first presidential campaign rally puts police on alert
Issued on: 05/12/2021 – 18:40 Thousands of supporters of French far-right presidential candidate Éric Zemmour gathered at an exhibition hall outside Paris on Sunday to...
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Far-right pundit Eric Zemmour launches 2022 bid for French presidency
Issued on: 30/11/2021 – 12:12 French far-right commentator Eric Zemmour on Tuesday announced he will be running in the 2022 presidential election, joining a crowded...
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Far-right pundit Zemmour set to announce French presidency bid Tuesday
Issued on: 29/11/2021 – 23:39 French far-right pundit Eric Zemmour will announce he is running for president, a member of his entourage told AFP Monday,...