Christian Hartmann/Reuters By Bate Felix and John Irish France’s outgoing president, Francois Hollande, on Monday urged people to back centrist Emmanuel Macron in a vote to choose his successor next month and reject far-right leader Marine Le Pen, whose place in the run-off represented a “risk” for France.
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Hollande urges French to reject Le Pen in presidential run-off vote
April 25th, 2017 
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No Comments »France’s Macron appears set for Elysee in runoff with Le Pen
April 24th, 2017 Administrator Benoit Tessier/Reuters By Sybille de La Hamaide and Matthias Blamont Centrist Emmanuel Macron took a big step towards the French presidency on Sunday by winning the first round of voting and qualifying for a May 7 runoff alongside far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
Posted in OPINION Tags: Benoit Hamon, Bernard Cazeneuve, Donald Trump, Election, Elysee, Emmanuel Macron, En Marche, EU, Europe, European Union, France, Francois Fillon, French election, Jean-Luc Melenchon, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Matthias Blamont, National Front, news, Politics, Sybille de La Hamaide, Thomson Reuters Foundation No Comments »French presidential race tightens further
April 13th, 2017 Administrator Regis Duvignau/Reuters By Adrian Croft and Elizabeth Pineau Polls showed France’s presidential election campaign tightening further on Wednesday as financial markets fretted about the rising popularity of a far-left candidate who wants to put France’s European Union membership to a vote.
France’s Macron clashes with Le Pen, polls sees him as having best programme
April 5th, 2017 Administrator Pascal Rossignol/Reuters By Michel Rose and Ingrid Melander Centrist Emmanuel Macron kept his position as favourite to win France’s presidential election after a televised debate on Tuesday night in which he clashed sharply with his main rival, Marine Le Pen, over Europe, just 19 days before the election.
Posted in OPINION Tags: Benoit Hamon, Elysee 2017, Emmanuel Macron, En Marche, EU, Europe, European Union, France, Francois Fillon, French election, Ingrid Melander, Jean-Luc Melenchon, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Michel Rose, Nathalie Arthaud, National Front, news, Philippe Poutou, Politics, polls, Thomson Reuters Foundation, TV debate No Comments »French Socialist candidate livid as ex-PM Valls defects to Macron
March 30th, 2017 Administrator Philippe Wojazer/Reuters By Michel Rose and Sudip Kar-Gupta Former Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Wednesday he would vote for Emmanuel Macron in France’s presidential election, becoming the biggest Socialist Party name to turn his back on its official candidate and support the centrist instead.
Posted in OPINION Tags: Arnaud Montebourg, Benoit Hamon, Election, Emmanuel Macron, Europe, France, Francois Fillon, Francois Hollande, French election, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Manuel Valls, Marine Le Pen, Michel Rose, news, Politics, Socialist Party, Sudip Kar-Gupta, Thomson Reuters Foundation No Comments »France’s Macron raises curtain on election alliance to beat Le Pen
February 24th, 2017 Administrator Charles Platiau/Reuters By Brian Love and Michel Rose France’s presidential race took a new turn on Thursday as independent Emmanuel Macron raised the curtain on a partnership with veteran centrist Francois Bayrou to help him beat the far-right’s Marine Le Pen.
Posted in OPINION Tags: Benoit Hamon, Brian Love, Election, Elysee, Emmanuel Macron, EU, Europe, France, Francois Bayrou, Francois Fillon, Francois Hollande, French election, Jean-Luc Melenchon, Marine Le Pen, Michel Rose, National Front, NATO, news, Politics, Socialist Party, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Yannick Jadot No Comments »Observations of an Expat: Mind The Gap
February 17th, 2017 Administrator AP photo By Tom Arms Mind the Gap. Three very familiar monosyllabic words for anyone who has travelled on the London Underground. The taped announcement is a warning to beware of the potentially dangerous space between the railway carriages and the platform. But it has a political meaning too.
French police search Fillon office as fraud affair rocks campaign
February 1st, 2017 Administrator Pascal Rossignol/Reuters By Emile Picy and Chine Labbé French police searched presidential candidate Francois Fillon‘s office in parliament on Tuesday as an inquiry into alleged fake work by his wife threatened his campaign and party leaders began to consider a ‘Plan B’ without him.
