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Tory and Brexit supporters back far-right Marine Le Pen to become French president, poll reveals

Conservative voters want National Rally candidate to defeat Emmanuel Macron by 13-point margin

The Independent UK

France: EU Fraud Agency Investigating Candidate Le Pen

Paris prosecutors are studying a report by the European Union's fraud agency accusing French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and other members of her nationalist party of misusing public funds while serving in the European Parliament. The report was disclosed by French investigative news site Mediapart just days before…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France: EU fraud agency investigating candidate Le Pen

Paris prosecutors are studying a report by the EU fraud agency accusing French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen of misusing public funds while serving in the European Parliament

The Independent UK

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French prosecutor studying EU anti-fraud agency report on Le Pen

French prosecutors said on Sunday they are examining a report by the European Union's anti-fraud agency accusing far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and members of her party of misappropriating thousands of euros' worth of EU funds.

Reuters

Opponents of French far-right protest as election campaign enters final week

Thousands of anti-far right protesters marched across France on Saturday as opponents of presidential candidate Marine Le Pen seek to form a united front to prevent her from winning an election runoff against incumbent Emmanuel Macron on April 24.

Reuters

Marine Le Pen: can the right-wing ‘wolf’ really pull off a moderate rebrand?

She’s closing in on the French president, with insiders saying this month’s election could be her third time lucky. From her traumatic upbringing to her complicated relationship with her father, Katie Strick charts the rise of the right-wing candidate known as MLP

Evening Standard

How Zemmour’s storm in a teacup hijacked French campaign – and helped Le Pen

After dominating the airwaves in the early stages of the campaign, France’s extreme-right candidate Éric Zemmour saw his presidential run falter in the home stretch. His lowly 7.1 percent tally in Sunday's first round shut him out of the April 24 run-off. But his outsized influence on the campaign could…

France 24

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What might a Le Pen presidency mean for the future of the European Union?

As it became clear on Sunday evening that Marine Le Pen will face incumbent Emmanuel Macron in the second round of France's presidential election, the European Union and NATO are coming to terms with the possibility of a Euroskeptic leader in the Elysée Palace - one who has been a…

Radio France Internationale

Macron's offer to soften pension reform is 'manoeuvre' to seduce left-wing voters - Le Pen

Emmanuel Macron's offer to soften planned pension reforms is a "manoeuvre" to lure voters ahead of the second round of France's presidential election, but he would still execute the original plans if re-elected, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen said.

Reuters

French duel: Macron vs Le Pen fight for presidency

With the first round of the French presidential elections out of the way, the duel starts afresh for incumbent centrist Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen

The Independent UK

French far-right leader Le Pen softens image for election

French nationalist Marine Le Pen has softened her rhetoric and her image as she tries to unseat centrist President Emmanuel Macron in the upcoming election, taking place in two rounds on April 10 and 24

The Independent UK

Will France’s Yellow Vests come back to haunt Macron on election day?

The most potent protest movement in recent French history, the Yellow Vest uprising looked at one point like it might bring a premature end to Emmanuel Macron’s presidency. More than three years after it was smothered, its politicised remnants are counting on their ballots to finish the job.

France 24

Closing in on Macron: Could Le Pen’s blandest campaign be her most successful yet?

Unruffled by defections and the rise of a far-right challenger, Marine Le Pen has steadied her ship in the final stretch of France’s presidential campaign, pulling ahead of rivals as she closes in on a replay of her 2017 duel with Emmanuel Macron.

France 24

Polls show French far-right Le Pen gaining ground on incumbent Macron

With less than two weeks to go before France goes to the polls, incumbent Emmanuel Macron is finally cranking up his campaign, with walkabouts in the provinces and a huge rally scheduled in Paris on Saturday. But the most recent polls show the gap is narrowing between him and his…

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Zemmour hopes support from Le Pen's niece will boost his presidential ambitions

Far-right candidate Eric Zemmour presented Marion Maréchal as his new political ally on Sunday. The niece of National Rally leader Marine Le Pen officially joined the campaign in a move that may revive Zemmour's floundering bid for the French presidency.

The Guardian - UK

French elections 2022: what could happen when country heads to polls?

As France prepares to elect next president, nearly half of voters say they are still undecided

Reuters

French EU lawmaker Collard to join far-right presidential candidate Zemmour

European Parliament member Gilbert Collard will quit Marine Le Pen's National Rally to join rival far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour, becoming the third Le Pen ally in a week to link up with Zemmour, French media reported on Saturday.

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