France: The right regroups

The election of Laurent Wauquiez as leader at the weekend was an encouraging sign for a traumatised organisation

Quarter of Macron’s cabinet ministers resign on ethical grounds

French president plunged into first government crisis as four ministers step down

Macron cabinet selections show strategy of divide and rule

President-elect boosted as former socialist prime minister Manuel Valls joins ticket

France: voting under way in most significant election in decades

Turnout figures unclear while Macron campaign calls hack ‘attempt at democratic destabilisation’

French election: A tumultuous campaign leaves Macron poised

How France slowly, but surely, came round to the idea of a Macron presidency

Liberté, egalité or stay away? French voters prepare to abstain

Many on left and right say they cannot bring themselves to vote for Le Pen or Macron

In France’s ‘third round’, things could get very interesting

If Macron wins the presidency, might he have to govern with a PM from the other side?

Macron and Le Pen shift strategies ahead of TV debate

Macron focuses on demonising his rival as Le Pen caught plagiarising Fillon in speech

Le Pen accused of plagiarising Fillon in May Day speech

Similarities found in words used by far-right presidency candidate and her former rival

Politics make a convivial topic at the French dinner table

Paris Letter: Presidential election chat reveals the discreet charm of the bourgeoisie

Family baggage hurts Le Pen’s efforts to woo Mélenchon voters

Holocaust-deniers in Front National hold back candidate’s attempts to present softer image

Macron broke French politics – now he must fix it

Centrist has promised to end France’s two-party system designed by de Gaulle

Macron under fire for communication misstep as he eyes Élysee

Leader in French presidential race accused of behaving as if result is ‘already in the bag’

French in Ireland back Emmanuel Macron in presidential vote

Nearly half of Irish-based expats voted for the independent centrist candidate in first round

Why half of Irish mothers work during maternity leave

Opinion: Employers can’t punish women for being pregnant. We manage that ourselves

Marine Le Pen steps down as Front National leader

Far-right presidential candidate to face Emmanuel Macron in French election decider

Macron stands at gates of the Élysée in a fractured France

Polls strongly back En Marche! founder for second round but he cannot get complacent

What markets should conclude from France’s election

Potential bullet avoided but too early to declare end of anti-establishment phenomenon

Irish in France: ‘If Le Pen wins, this country isn’t for us’

‘There is no good candidate, only one that is certainly bad,’ say Irish emigrants in France

Macron will be president but France will never be the same again

The real test will be if he can win a majority in June’s parliamentary elections

European relief at French election masks deeper upheavals

Results reveal scale of crisis facing traditional parties across the continent

French election: Marine Le Pen to face Emmanuel Macron in runoff

Landmark first-round result in presidential poll remakes France’s political landscape

Emmanuel Macron poised to defeat Marine Le Pen in runoff

Centrist Macron wins first round of French presidential election

‘What a sad election’: French voters reflect on a divisive campaign

In Paris’s 12th district, only one voter is enthusiastic – and no Le Pen voter can be found

‘This campaign stinks’: France goes to the polls

Extreme right, extreme left and extreme dishonesty have characterised France’s presidential election campaign

French election: The polls, the candidates, the issues

The presidential election starts on Sunday. How will it work? Who’s in the race?

Terrorism dominates last day of French presidential campaign

Marine Le Pen had complained opponents refused to discuss issue during the campaign

France goes to polls under shadow of terror and political uncertainty

Four of the 11 candidates stand a chance of reaching the May 7th run-off

European elections could give May her biggest Brexit headaches

London Letter: French and German campaigns offer little comfort for UK negotiators

Business and markets fret ahead of French presidential vote

Volatile campaigns, extreme candidates and undecided voters are all stoking fears

French election: it’s all about Marine

Outcome as key to the future of Europe as it is to France

Hollande legacy holds back his ‘spiritual son’ Macron

French presidential candidate seeks to distance himself from deeply unpopular incumbent

Marine Le Pen denies French guilt over Holocaust

Remarks by French Front National leader on deportation of Jews provoke fury

Euro zone growth steady – if political status quo remains

Economists expecting Emmanuel Macron to win French presidency next month

Macron rallies supporters as French election race tightens

Emmanuel-the-good slugs it out with sulphurous rivals in final week of campaigning

French police seize explosives after arrests over election attack

Radicalised men held in Marseille, where Marine Le Pen is due to hold rally this week

French presidential race tightens days ahead of first-round vote

Macron holds narrow lead as four candidates vie to secure two places in next month’s run-off

European Parliament asked to lift Le Pen’s immunity

National Front leader did not respond to judges’ summonses in February and March

Investor sangfroid melts in face of French presidential elections

Euro volatility insurance costs jump as French vote nears

Far-left candidate’s surge shakes up French presidential race

Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s breakthrough in polls has prompted a whiff of cold war panic

Optimists backing Macron in French presidential election

Pollsters say voters divided between pro-globalisation and ‘fortress France’ camps

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