World Jun 20 French election emboldens far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, undercuts Macron By Sylvie Corbet, Barbara Surk, Associated Press
World Apr 25 Watch 4:41 Macron wins reelection as his challenger demonstrates the rise of the French far-right France's President Emmanuel Macron has promised to unite his divided country after winning reelection for a second five-year term. Macron defeated the extreme right-wing candidate Marine Le Pen by a substantial margin even as she still managed to secure almost… By Malcolm Brabant, Simon Ford-Coron
World Apr 24 Watch 5:05 Macron wins French presidential runoff election French President Emmanuel Macron won a second term Sunday, over far-right challenger Marine Le Pen. This is the second time Macron and Le Pen have faced off in the French presidential elections, but the margin is projected to be much… By Malcolm Brabant, Ali Rogin, Claire Mufson
World Apr 24 Macron wins reelection in French presidential race Macron would be the first French president in 20 years to win a second term, since Jacques Chirac in 2002. But he would face a divided nation and a battle to keep his parliamentary majority in legislative elections in June. By John Leicester, Associated Press
World Apr 24 French voters cast ballots in presidential runoff election between Macron and Le Pen The centrist Macron is asking voters to trust him for a second five-year term despite a presidency that was troubled by protests, the pandemic and Russia's war on Ukraine. A Macron victory in this vote would make him the first… By Thomas Adamson, Patrick Hermansen, Associated Press
Apr 22 Watch 7:12 Far right Marine Le Pen challenges French President Macron in election showdown By Malcolm Brabant, Dan Sagalyn, Lizz Bolaji French voters go to the polls Sunday for a second and final vote between incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and far right challenger Marine Le Pen. Le Pen, who has run a Trump-style campaign targeting immigration has been labeled by Macron… Continue watching
Apr 22 Macron, Le Pen trade blows in final day of french presidential campaign By Associated Press The finalists for France's presidency, President Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen, traded blows on the last day of legal campaigning as they tried to appeal to undecided voters. Continue reading
Apr 18 France investigating EU fraud agency report on presidential candidate Marine Le Pen By Angela Charlton, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 16 Macron courts voters in Marseille ahead of presidential runoff By Associated Press Voters in the multicultural southern French Mediterranean city — one which has often been associated with racism and gang violence -- favored hard-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon against the centrist Macron in the April 10 first round of voting that knocked… Continue reading
Apr 15 France’s Jews and Muslims worry about campaign promise to end religious animal slaughter By John Leicester, Associated Press French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is alarming both Muslims and Jews in France with a pledge to regulate the ritual slaughter of animals if she is elected. Continue reading