French left agrees rare alliance deal to take on Macron
Move could threaten French president’s chances of securing National Assembly majority
‘Popular primary’ does nothing to mitigate shambles on French left
Poll intended to whittle down number of left and Green candidates in presidential race
Defeat for Macron was marginal but Le Pen still tops poll
Election was referendum on French president’s leadership but he limited damage
Macron rewards loyalty in smallest possible cabinet reshuffle
Appointments fall short of dramatic changes that some in French president’s camp had urged
Renzi steps in to thwart Italian coalition deal
New election looms after former PM knocks partnership with populist Five Star Movement
Moody, surly, sentimental, love-obsessed: how Johnny Hallyday embodied France
‘It’s as if Paris lost the Eiffel Tower,’ one politician said after the rock star’s death
Macron provokes opponents on eve of protest marches
French president denounces labour reform critics as ‘slackers’ ahead of mass rallies
France’s Socialist Party in throes of legislative election disaster
The party of Mitterrand and Jaurès is set to lose 90% of its nearly 300 seats
Emmanuel Macron seeks majority in France’s legislative elections
Next month’s vote appears likely to result in young, inexperienced assembly
Macron cabinet selections show strategy of divide and rule
President-elect boosted as former socialist prime minister Manuel Valls joins ticket
French election: A tumultuous campaign leaves Macron poised
How France slowly, but surely, came round to the idea of a Macron presidency
Macron broke French politics – now he must fix it
Centrist has promised to end France’s two-party system designed by de Gaulle
French in Ireland back Emmanuel Macron in presidential vote
Nearly half of Irish-based expats voted for the independent centrist candidate in first round
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
Fillon predicts ‘chaos’ for Europe if Le Pen wins election
French conservative candidate in eye of ‘fake jobs’ scandal lays out European credentials
‘Little guys’ take on the big guns in chaotic French election debate
Anti-capitalist candidate draws applause and laughter with attacks on Fillon and Le Pen
French Socialists angered as former PM Valls defects to Macron
Backing of poll-leading presidential candidate compounds left-right splits within party
Up to 11m French viewers tune in to first presidential debate
Le Pen was aggressive and sarcastic, Fillon showed poise, and Macron appeared a novice
French presidential election favourite faces onslaught in TV debate
Emmanuel Macron accused by Marine Le Pen of ‘mind-boggling emptiness’
Juppé backs Fillon’s French presidential bid after criticising him
Move could help conservative party The Republicans come from behind in opinion polls
French election is ‘unthinkable, unprecedented’ says pollster
Director of France’s oldest polling company thinks Le Pen will be defeated in run-off
Marine Le Pen tells business leaders euro is dead
Right-wing presidential candidate says she will resign if she fails to take France out of euro
French election: Marine Le Pen attempts global outreach
Front National leader’s popularity continues to grow, despite scandal over assistants
Let’s follow the Dutch and fact check party policies before voting
Independent economic analysis of policy platforms is a useful public service
Emmanuel Macron and the French politics of ambiguity
Presidential candidate of ‘extreme centre’ forecast to beat Marine Le Pen in elections
Marine Le Pen: Yes she can
Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right Front National, is polling strongly in France’s presidential race. Can she emulate Donald Trump’s populist success?
Marine Le Pen veers further right with start of presidential bid
Front National leader delivers inflammatory speech as candidates begin campaigning
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