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French election: Who are the presidential frontrunners?

Macron has consistently polled in first place, but far-right leader Marine Le Pen closed the gap on him, analysts say.

Al Jazeera

French markets wake up to risk of Le Pen presidency

French stocks and bonds fell on Tuesday as markets started to acknowledge the risk of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen winning this month's presidential elections against incumbent Emmanuel Macron.

Reuters

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 war in Ukraine. But as the country prepares for the April 10 first round, the various candidates are offering different visions of France’s economic future.

France 24

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Poland hits out at Macron after massacre in Bucha: ‘Nobody negotiated with Hitler’

‘Nobody negotiated with Hitler. You would negotiate with Hitler, with Stalin, with Pol Pot afterwards?’

The Independent UK

France's Le Pen strives to build on ratings boost to further detoxify her image

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who is narrowing the gap with Emmanuel Macron in polls ahead of Sunday's presidential election, went out of her way on Tuesday to stress how "reasonable" she is, focusing on further detoxifying her image.

Reuters

French election: Five reasons why you should care about the vote

Purchasing power is top on many French voters’ minds in an election that includes far-left and far-right candidates.

Al Jazeera

France closes mosques with powers that some critics say use ‘secretive evidence’

For three years, Karim Daoud ran the mosque in this small town in northwest France. He also coached kids’ soccer teams and for more than two decades has worked for the local council's youth services.

Reuters

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Biden calls for war crimes trial of Putin after mass graves found around Ukraine capital

LVIV, Ukraine — Russian leader Vladimir Putin faced mounting global condemnation Monday, with President Joe Biden and a growing number of world leaders calling for a war crimes trial, following the discovery in Ukraine of mass graves and streets littered with the bodies of civilians around the suburbs of Kyiv.

Los Angeles Times

Biden calls for Putin to face war crimes trial over civilian killings in Ukraine

Western leaders prepare fresh round of sanctions against Moscow amid outrage over reports of killings in town of Bucha, near Kyiv

The Guardian - US

Macron's far-right rival, Le Pen, reaches all-time high in presidential second-round vote poll

French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, whose presidential campaign has gained momentum in recent days, on Monday captured 48.5% of voter intentions in an opinion poll of a likely runoff against Emmanuel Macron, the highest score she has ever notched.

Reuters

Suspected Russian war crimes in Ukraine's Bucha spark global outrage

Moscow faced global revulsion and accusations of war crimes Monday after the Russian pullout from the outskirts of Kyiv revealed streets strewn with corpses of what appeared to be civilians, some of whom had seemingly been killed deliberately at close range.

France 24

'Nobody negotiated with Hitler,' Polish PM says, berating France's Macron over Putin talks

Poland on Monday berated French President Emmanuel Macron for negotiating with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, saying "nobody negotiated with Hitler", amid an international outcry over killings of civilians during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Biden calls for war-crimes trial of Putin after mass graves found around Kyiv

LVIV, Ukraine — President Joe Biden called for a war-crimes trial of Russian leader Vladimir Putin on Monday following the discovery of mass graves and streets littered with the bodies of dead civilians after the Russian retreat from suburbs around Kyiv.

Los Angeles Times

'Macron looks right through you!': Socialist Hidalgo calls on progressives to return to the fold

With a week to go before the first round of France's presidential election, Anne Hidalgo is languishing at under 2 percent in the polls. If those voter surveys bear out at the ballot box on April 10, the performance would mark a historic low for the embattled Socialist Party. And…

France 24

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Paris Perspective #27: Fear and loathing on the campaign trail 2022 - Gérald Olivier

With only a few days to go before approximately 48 million registered voters are invited to cast their ballot in France’s first round of presidential elections, Paris Perspective looks at the polemics that have shaped the campaign trails to date and the probabilities of the outcome of round one on…

Reuters

Factbox-Far-right Le Pen cloaks nationalist policies with social veneer

Opinion polls point to the far-right's Marine Le Pen as the main challenger to President Emmanuel Macron's re-election, in a repeat of the 2017 match.

Reuters

Factbox-Macron wants the French to work longer, shake up welfare state

President Emmanuel Macron, a former investment banker who won a first mandate in 2017 on a promise to be neither of the left nor the right, is projected in voter surveys to win a second term in against a resurgent Marine Le Pen, but the margin is tight.

Reuters

Factbox-French conservative Pecresse would streamline the public sector, cut debt

Valerie Pecresse, candidate for the conservative Les Republicains party, was seen as a a strong challenger for the French presidency, but she has struggled to find enough votes between incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and the far right.

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The Guardian - UK

EU leaders denounce ‘possible genocide’ in Ukraine as Russia issues denials

Bloc urgently working on new round of sanctions against Moscow after claims of mass civilian killings

Los Angeles Times

Calls grow for more sanctions on Russia after mass graves found around Kyiv

LVIV, Ukraine — Calls for war-crime investigations and harsher sanctions on Moscow grew Monday as Ukrainian and Western officials responded to discoveries of mass graves and streets littered with the bodies of dead civilians after the Russian retreat from suburbs around Kyiv.

Evening Standard

Emotional Zelensky visits Bucha after war crimes by Vladimir Putin’s forces

The Ukrainian president was guarded by tight security as he saw the scene of the appalling atrocities

Al Jazeera

Macron calls for ban on Russian oil and coal after Bucha killings

French president says targeting the oil and coal industries would be ‘particularly’ painful for sanctions-hit Russia.

Reuters

France heads for tight Macron-Le Pen election duel on April 24 -polls

France faces a repeat of the 2017 election showdown between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen with Macron still favoured but in a much tighter race, opinion polls show ahead of the first round of voting on Sunday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Faces Global Outrage over Bodies in Ukraine’s Streets

The Independent UK

Ukraine news – live: Zelensky calls Putin’s troops ‘butchers’ as Russia denies Bucha killings

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov claims ‘fake attack’ is a ‘security threat’

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