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Who is Marine Le Pen? French far-right leader into run-off election with Emmanuel Macron

Le Pen is known for pursuing policies targeting Muslims and foreign immigrants

The Independent UK

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

French far-right candidate Marine Le Pen has made it to the second round of the presidential election and though she lags behind President Emmanuel Macron, polls show a much tighter race than in 2017 when he beat her convincingly.

Reuters

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

President Emmanuel Macron, a former investment banker who was elected in 2017 on a promise to be neither of the left nor the right, is projected in voter surveys to win a second term against a resurgent far-right Marine Le Pen, although with a smaller margin of victory.

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

Sunday's vote will determine whether the pro-European centrist President Emmanuel Macron or the far-right, anti-immigration Marine Le Pen governs France for the next five years.

Reuters

Explainer-Macron or Le Pen: why it matters for France, the EU and the West

The French will decide on Sunday whether to re-elect pro-business centrist President Emmanuel Macron or blow up decades of mainstream consensus in favour of far-right Marine Le Pen.

Reuters

When will the French election results be announced?

An exit poll gave President Macron 58.2 per cent of the vote

The Independent UK

France’s Two Presidential Contenders: Who’s Proposing What

It’s crunch time for voters in France as incumbent President Emmanuel Macron, a centrist, is meeting far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen of the National Rally at the ballot box for Sunday’s final presidential vote. With foreign policy an issue as war ravages Europe's east, along with worries over inflation in…

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Who is Marine Le Pen? The far-right French presidential candidate and her family in profile

Challenger hopes to deny incumbent Emmanuel Macron a second term in Sunday’s election

The Independent UK

Who is Emmanuel Macron? The French president and his family in profile

France’s leader is seeking to see off far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s election

The Independent UK

France’s two presidential contenders: Who’s proposing what

It’s crunch time for voters in France as centrist incumbent President Emmanuel Macron is meeting far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen of the National Rally at the ballot box for Sunday’s final presidential vote

The Independent UK

French elections: Macron cites Brexit and Trump in last-ditch bid

‘The next day they woke up with a hangover,’ Macron says of British and US voters

The Independent UK

France braces for Le Pen-Macron showdown

France on Saturday prepared to choose between centrist President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen. The winner of Sunday's runoff will rule the country for the next five years after a bitterly contested and divisive election campaign.

Radio France Internationale

French election: Macron in pole position, Le Pen racing hard

French President Emmanuel Macron is in pole position to win reelection Sunday in France's presidential runoff

The Independent UK

The left in France must vote against Le Pen – but Macron isn’t making it easy

The president should be attacking his far-right opponent’s policies. Instead, he is normalising them, says professor of French politics Philippe Marlière

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France Braces for Le Pen-Macron Showdown

France on Saturday prepared to choose between centrist President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen to rule the country for the next five years after a bitterly contested and polarizing election campaign. Macron is the favorite to win re-election in the run-off ballot on Sunday, and there are…

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Patrick Vieira urges France to back Emmanuel Macron over Marine Le Pen in presidential election

The Crystal Palace boss and World Cup winner with France has given his support to the incumbent French president ahead of Sunday's second round of voting

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron Tells Voters: Now Choose the France You Want

French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen made final appeals on Friday to undecided voters weighing fears of what a Le Pen presidency could bring against their anger at Macron's record. According to the latest surveys for Sunday's run-off, fear may win the day over loathing: Macron…

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Timeline: The five-decade rise of France's far right

Marine Le Pen's run on Sunday for France's presidency is the culmination of a five-decade rise of the far-right from a fringe movement to one of the country's strongest political forces.

The Guardian - UK

‘Abstaining is the same as voting Le Pen’: young Parisians weigh up their options

Anissa Rami, writer for Bondy Blog, reports from suburbs north of Paris ahead of France’s second-round presidential vote

The Independent UK

When is the French presidential election and what are the polls saying?

Incumbent Emmanuel Macron facing tight race against far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in second round of vote

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macron Lost the French Left, but Now Needs it for Victory

Despite being a former minister in a Socialist government, French President Emmanuel Macron long ago burned through the goodwill he once had among left-wing voters. "Last time, we had serious doubts about him, but we said to ourselves that at least he came from the left -- albeit the free-market…

Reuters

Macron tells voters: Now choose the France you want

Evening Standard

London’s French fear Le Pen election victory

She would loosen ties with Europe, say capital’s voters rooting for Macron

France 24

How would France's economy fare under Le Pen or Macron?

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen have outlined differing visions for the French economy ahead of Sunday's election. The presidential candidates want to tackle the top issue for French voters: the rising cost of living. Daniela Ordonez, Chief French Economist at Oxford Economics, breaks down the different proposals and what…

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