France’s power couple keeps up the façade in a race riven by intrigue
Any presidential campaign has its share of emblematic moments that change the course of the race, be they breathtaking instant tide-turners or incidents laden with...
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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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lacklustre rally turns up the heat on conservative front-runner Valérie Pécresse
Issued on: 14/02/2022 – 18:17 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...
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Conservative Pécresse holds crucial rally after defections, Sarkozy criticism
Issued on: 13/02/2022 – 13:45 The conservative contender in the French presidential election, Valérie Pécresse, is holding what rivals and campaign insiders tout as a...
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German power-hose company Karcher demands not to be dragged into French politics
Issued on: 11/01/2022 – 19:32 A major German maker of pressure washers and other cleaning equipment on Tuesday urged French politicians to stop referring to...
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Macron’s conservative challenger Pécresse vows to get tough on crime
Issued on: 06/01/2022 – 17:41 French right-wing presidential candidate Valerie Pecresse promised Thursday to clean out crime-hit urban areas with a power hose as she...
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New French election poll shows Macron would beat main challenger Pécresse
Issued on: 05/01/2022 – 16:22 Conservative challenger Valerie Pecresse could run French President Emmanuel Macron close in the second round of this year’s election if...
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Conservative Pécresse looks to establish herself as the ‘only threat’ to Macron
The only candidate to have edged Emmanuel Macron in any poll for the all-important second round of the French presidential election, Valérie Pécresse has enjoyed surging ratings...
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Macron defends his record without formally declaring run for presidency
Issued on: 16/12/2021 – 02:05 French President Emmanuel Macron declared his future “ambitions” for the country but declined to formally declare he was running for...
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Macron steps into campaign mode as conservative rival Pécresse climbs in polls
Issued on: 15/12/2021 – 10:05 French President Emmanuel Macron is yet to declare he will run for a second term in next year’s election, but...
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France’s Les Républicains choose Pécresse as 2022 presidential candidate
Issued on: 04/12/2021 – 14:28 France’s conservative party on Saturday chose Valérie Pécresse, the moderate chief of the Paris region, to challenge President Emmanuel Macron next year,...
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France’s right-wing Republican candidates take aim at Macron in first debate
Issued on: 09/11/2021 – 04:28 French right-wing presidential candidates vying to clinch the nomination for the Republicans party took aim at President Emmanuel Macron on...