Emmanuel Macron launches talks on French labour law reformMove to tackle trade unions represents the first major test of Macron’s presidencyTue May 23 2017 - 18:00
Manchester bombing echoes Isis attack on Bataclan and of ‘youth being targeted’Mayors of Paris and Nice among first to express sympathyTue May 23 2017 - 16:55
Emmanuel Macron seeks majority in France’s legislative electionsNext month’s vote appears likely to result in young, inexperienced assemblyMon May 22 2017 - 20:38
A mea culpa from Marine Le Pen as she runs for National AssemblyFront National leader acknowledges missteps in presidential battle with MacronFri May 19 2017 - 18:13
African immigrant helps shape Macron’s political imageFrench president’s Senegalese-born press secretary Sibeth Ndiaye plays vital public roleFri May 19 2017 - 01:00
Macron’s team: a careful blend of age, gender and backgroundMen and women, politics and civil society get equal billing in new French governmentWed May 17 2017 - 20:22
Emmanuel Macron splits French conservatives and charms BerlinEven before French president arrived in Berlin, Angela Merkel reiterated supportMon May 15 2017 - 20:32
Macron radiates youth and energy at inaugurationFollowing ceremony at the Élysée Palace, France has its new president – and first ladySun May 14 2017 - 20:16
Macron promises a French ‘renaissance’ at inaugurationNewly elected president says he will restore France’s self-confidence and embrace futureSun May 14 2017 - 06:00
Candidates line up to be part of Macron’s En Marche! movementParty of France’s president-elect begins assembling new kind of democracyThu May 11 2017 - 19:16
Le Pen ‘profoundly regrets’ niece’s decision to quit politicsMove by Marion Maréchal-Le Pen a blow to Front National days after election defeatWed May 10 2017 - 19:48
Macron cabinet selections show strategy of divide and rulePresident-elect boosted as former socialist prime minister Manuel Valls joins ticketTue May 09 2017 - 17:48
Hollande acts like proud father to Macron at VE Day ceremonyFormer president Nicolas Sarkozy warns president-elect ‘the hard part starts now’Mon May 08 2017 - 20:18
Macron’s victory greeted with remarkably little joyLara Marlowe: His election has not provided any sense of resolution to French angstMon May 08 2017 - 18:08
Triumphant Macron vows to ‘defend France and Europe’Centre-ground candidate surpasses all predictions with landslide victoryMon May 08 2017 - 07:04
Macron has shown grit and guile, but can he go the distance?The new, untried president faces the enormous task of arresting France’s slideSun May 07 2017 - 19:38
Europe holds its breath as France prepares to votePresidential candidates make late push as final polls show Macron well ahead of Le PenSat May 06 2017 - 01:00
French election: A tumultuous campaign leaves Macron poisedHow France slowly, but surely, came round to the idea of a Macron presidencySat May 06 2017 - 01:00
Le Pen hit with criticism – and eggs – after poor debate displayMacron impresses in ugly debate which could be taste of things to come in FranceThu May 04 2017 - 17:51
Macron and Le Pen exchange insults in TV election battleSnap opinion poll shows 63 per cent of viewers found Macron more convincingThu May 04 2017 - 08:10
In France’s ‘third round’, things could get very interestingIf Macron wins the presidency, might he have to govern with a PM from the other side?Thu May 04 2017 - 01:00
Macron and Le Pen shift strategies ahead of TV debateMacron focuses on demonising his rival as Le Pen caught plagiarising Fillon in speechTue May 02 2017 - 20:25
Politics make a convivial topic at the French dinner tableParis Letter: Presidential election chat reveals the discreet charm of the bourgeoisieTue May 02 2017 - 01:00
Le Pen berates ‘no party ’ Macron at Paris rallyFar-right candidate portrays rival Emmanuel Macron as the embodiment of ‘finance’Mon May 01 2017 - 18:00
Brigitte Macron: Older woman behind the ‘perfect young man’She's been called a ‘cougar’, but the 64-year-old is poised to become France’s first ladySat Apr 29 2017 - 01:00
Family baggage hurts Le Pen’s efforts to woo Mélenchon votersHolocaust-deniers in Front National hold back candidate’s attempts to present softer imageFri Apr 28 2017 - 17:53
Macron broke French politics – now he must fix itCentrist has promised to end France’s two-party system designed by de GaulleFri Apr 28 2017 - 01:00
Macron and Le Pen engage in battle for public affectionFrench presidential candidates trade insults as they try to appear closer to the peopleThu Apr 27 2017 - 18:48
Macron stands at gates of the Élysée in a fractured FrancePolls strongly back En Marche! founder for second round but he cannot get complacentMon Apr 24 2017 - 18:15
Emmanuel Macron poised to defeat Marine Le Pen in runoffCentrist Macron wins first round of French presidential electionSun Apr 23 2017 - 22:29
‘What a sad election’: French voters reflect on a divisive campaignIn Paris’s 12th district, only one voter is enthusiastic – and no Le Pen voter can be foundSun Apr 23 2017 - 20:11
French election: The polls, the candidates, the issuesThe presidential election starts on Sunday. How will it work? Who’s in the race?Sat Apr 22 2017 - 06:00
‘This campaign stinks’: France goes to the pollsExtreme right, extreme left and extreme dishonesty have characterised France’s presidential election campaignSat Apr 22 2017 - 06:00
Terrorism dominates last day of French presidential campaignMarine Le Pen had complained opponents refused to discuss issue during the campaignFri Apr 21 2017 - 21:21
France goes to polls under shadow of terror and political uncertaintyFour of the 11 candidates stand a chance of reaching the May 7th run-offFri Apr 21 2017 - 21:10
Paris gunman was arrested in February over planning police attackPolice detain three family members French citizen after shooting claimed by Islamic StateFri Apr 21 2017 - 13:45
Islamic State claims responsibility for Paris attackCounter-terrorism investigation under way after policeman is killed on Champs-ÉlyséesThu Apr 20 2017 - 23:18
Hollande legacy holds back his ‘spiritual son’ MacronFrench presidential candidate seeks to distance himself from deeply unpopular incumbentThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:41
Irish rugby player questioned in gang rape caseProsecutor to investigate Denis Coulson, Rory Grice and Loick Jammes of GrenobleThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:39
Marine Le Pen denies French guilt over HolocaustRemarks by French Front National leader on deportation of Jews provoke furyThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:39
Immigrants turning France into ‘enormous squat’, says Le PenFar-right leader rouses supporters in final rally ahead of presidential vote on SundayThu Apr 20 2017 - 10:00
‘The Immortal’ – An Irishwoman’s Diary about French writer Michel Déon and IrelandThu Apr 20 2017 - 00:01
Macron rallies supporters as French election race tightensEmmanuel-the-good slugs it out with sulphurous rivals in final week of campaigningTue Apr 18 2017 - 16:55
European Parliament asked to lift Le Pen’s immunityNational Front leader did not respond to judges’ summonses in February and MarchFri Apr 14 2017 - 16:31
Far-left candidate’s surge shakes up French presidential raceJean-Luc Mélenchon’s breakthrough in polls has prompted a whiff of cold war panicThu Apr 13 2017 - 09:56
Optimists backing Macron in French presidential electionPollsters say voters divided between pro-globalisation and ‘fortress France’ campsTue Apr 11 2017 - 11:00
EU establishment awaits Emmanuel Macron victory as if for the MessiahFrench presidential front-runner is the first unabashedly pro-European leader in more than a decadeFri Apr 07 2017 - 01:00
Fillon predicts ‘chaos’ for Europe if Le Pen wins electionFrench conservative candidate in eye of ‘fake jobs’ scandal lays out European credentialsThu Apr 06 2017 - 16:22
Le Pen comes off worst in French election debate free-for-allAnalysis: Main candidates made to squirm as outsiders ask tough questionsWed Apr 05 2017 - 18:57
‘Little guys’ take on the big guns in chaotic French election debateAnti-capitalist candidate draws applause and laughter with attacks on Fillon and Le PenWed Apr 05 2017 - 09:44
