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French presidential poll a bellwether for Europe
The possibility of a Le Pen-Melenchon run-off is not the most likely scenario but is one which alarms bankers and investors.
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France votes in cliffhanger presidential election
Macron is the opinion polls’ favourite to win the first round and beat National Front chief Marine Le Pen in the two-person run-off on 7 May.
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[OPINION] Why the French election is a pivotal test for Europe
A Le Pen victory could lead to France’s withdrawal from the eurozone and even from the European Union, a once-unthinkable prospect.
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Islamic State claims Paris shooting, one policeman killed
Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins said the man had been identified, but investigators were still assessing if he had accomplices.
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‘I will protect you!’ Le Pen tells voters ahead of presidential election
Opinion polls have for months shown Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron qualifying on Sunday for the 7 May run-off.
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French presidential race tightens further as vote nears
The Ipsos-Sopra Sterna poll for daily Le Monde showed centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen tied on 22% each in the 23 April first round.
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France’s Le Pen touches nerve with comment on wartime Jewish arrests
France has long struggled to come to terms with its role under the collaborationist Vichy regime during World War Two.
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Euro is a ‘knife in the ribs’ of the French says Le Pen
A government under Le Pen’s presidency would take France out of the euro zone and bring back a national currency.
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French presidential candidate Fillon suffers new setback as wife investigated
British-born Penelope Fillon will be investigated on suspicion of complicity in misappropriating public funds and several related offences.
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France’s Le Pen says the EU ‘will die’, globalists to be defeated
Opinion polls forecast that Le Pen will do well in the 23 April first round of the presidential election only to lose the 7 May run-off to Macron.
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Poll: France's Macron seen winning first round of presidentials, Fillon slips
Emmanuel Macron is set to win the first round of the French general election in four weeks time, BVA pollsters said.
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Fillon accuses French president of involvement in plot against him
The conservative Fillon stepped up his allegations that he is a victim of a plot by launching a direct attack on the Socialist president.
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French minister quits over scandal as Macron’s presidency bid gathers pace
Voters rated Macron as the strongest performer of the five leading candidates who took part in the first debate of the election campaign.
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Macron seen winning French TV debate, clashes with Le Pen
Only the top two candidates go through to the runoff, where polls show Macron easily beating Le Pen.
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Macron holds edge in French election race ahead of first debate
Emmanuel Macron, a former economy minister running as an independent centrist, would lead first-round voting with 26.5%.
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Poll: Macron, Le Pen tied at 26% each in first round of French election
Next in the poll were Socialist Benoit Hamon and far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, tied on 12%.
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Macron could beat Le Pen in French election - poll
A new poll f French voter intentions showed Emmanuel Macron still likely to defeat candidate Marine Le Pen in the May presidential run-off.
