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The Latest Breaking News from Emmanuel Macron

Ukraine war serves as backdrop to France’s presidential elections

Macron has won praise for playing a mediating role, while Le Pen has turned against Putin and embraced refugees.

Al Jazeera

Explainer-What you need to know about France's presidential election

Sunday's vote in France is the first round of a presidential election that will determine who runs the European Union's second-largest economy as the war in Ukraine rages on the bloc's doorstep.

Reuters

Macron, caught up in Ukraine, regrets late campaign as rival Le Pen closes gap

French leader Emmanuel Macron has voiced regret for his tardy campaigning as the latest opinion polls show he has only a slight lead over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, just two days before the first round of presidential elections.

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Get ready for a scary fortnight in French politics: a Le Pen presidency really is possible

The race for the Elysée could end up as a horror story for anyone who cares about the wellbeing of France or Europe, says journalist John Lichfield

The Guardian - UK

Macron makes last-minute appeal to dispirited left as Le Pen surges

In the final days of campaigning before Sunday's first round of the French election, President Emmanuel Macron is making a sudden swerve to the left to mobilise voters who used to vote for the Socialists and who he fears could stay home on voting day.

Reuters

Emmanuel Macron: why France's economy may secure his re-election

Emmanuel Macron remains ahead in the polls after the first round of the French presidential election, even if a second term is not the formality that it appeared to be a couple of months ago. With the world going through turbulent times as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…

The Conversation

Will French presidential election be a case of 'plus ca change, moins ca change?' -- 5 things to watch as nation heads to the poll

With polls suggesting a narrowing gap among the front-runners, French voters will begin the two-stage process of choosing a president on April 10, 2022.

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Macron confident as far-right rival closes in ahead of vote

President Emmanuel Macron says he has no fear of losing France’s presidential election despite far-right rival Marine Le Pen narrowing the gap in opinion polls ahead of Sunday’s first-round vote

The Independent UK

Macron regrets entering France’s election race late as Le Pen cuts lead

Latest polls show French president facing a significant challenge from his far-right rival

The Independent UK

Can Emmanuel Macron see off the threat from far-right firebrand Marine Le Pen?

On Sunday, France goes to the polls in the first round of voting. But can their urbane President beat the Far-Right dynastic challenger who’s pitting herself as the candidate for the people? Agnes Poirier reports

Evening Standard

Why this week's French elections matter to the wider world

With war singing the European Union's eastern edge, French voters will make a choice in a presidential election that will have an impact beyond the country's borders

The Independent UK

French election: who are the candidates running against Emmanuel Macron?

On April 10, 48 million French will be asked to vote in the first round of France’s 2022 presidential election. Of the 12 candidates, only two will qualify for the second-round runoff taking place on April 24. These are the candidates in the running.

The Conversation

Marine Le Pen closes gap on Emmanuel Macron in French presidential election as campaigning ends

Campaigning in the French presidential election ended on Friday as far-Right candidate Marine Le Pen continued to close the gap on Emmanuel Macron.

Evening Standard

Voting in France: Paper ballots, cast in person; no machines

French voters in Sunday’s presidential election will use the same system that’s been used for generations

The Independent UK

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Asharq Al-Awsat

France's Le Pen Says 'So Close' as Election Battle Enters Crucial Stage

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen said Thursday she had never been "so close" to power at a jubilant final rally before this weekend's election, which polls suggest is an increasingly tight battle between her and President Emmanuel Macron. In front of around 4,000 upbeat supporters chanting "President Marine!"…

Reuters

France's Macron makes last-minute appeal to voters as Le Pen reaches all-time high in poll

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday appealed to younger, progressive-leaning voters in his last scheduled interview before Sunday's first-round presidential vote while his forecast lead over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen further evaporated.

Reuters

France's Macron says Le Pen's programme will scare international investors

If French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is elected this month, her social programme will drive away international investors, President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview with daily Le Parisien.

Reuters

In final major push to voters, France's Le Pen appeals to history

Marine Le Pen sought on Thursday to cast her possible election in historic terms as she made her final major push to become France's first female president before the country votes in the first round.

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France 24

Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the veteran leftist standing in the way of a Macron-Le Pen rematch

In the space of a decade, Jean-Luc Mélenchon bounced back from a lifetime on the fringes of the Socialist Party to become the dominant force in France’s post-Socialist left. As voters head to the polls on Sunday, he is hoping to prevent a repeat of President Emmanuel Macron’s 2017 duel…

The Hindu

The storyline in the race for the French presidency

The campaign has been the most far-right in France’s modern history, with a close race between Macron and Le Pen

Radio France Internationale

Podcast: Yellow Vests' revenge, rising abstention, the end of France's brothels

Yellow Vest militants hope to vote Macron out of office. How younger generations are shifting their relationship to voting. And the WWI spy who lobbied successfully to shut down France's brothels in 1946.

Reuters

French elections: Hedging for Macron's exit

Suddenly confronted with the possibility of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen winning this month's French presidential elections against incumbent Emmanuel Macron, traders are scrambling to hedge portfolios against the risk of market turmoil.

The Guardian - UK

Macron steps up warnings over French far right before first-round vote

President criticises ‘very clear xenophobia and ultraconservative aims’ as Marine Le Pen gains ground

Reuters

France summons Russian envoy over "indecent" Bucha Twitter post

Russia's ambassador to France was summoned on Thursday to the Foreign Ministry in Paris after his embassy tweeted a picture claiming to be a film-set in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, where the killing of civilians has triggered a global outcry.

France 24

Le Pen shrugs off market 'doom-mongering' as French election race tightens

French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen shrugged off investor jitters triggered by her rise in the polls ahead of Sunday's first round of the presidential election, saying her economic platform was meant to work for voters, not the markets.

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