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France seeks way out of political 'fog' after far right defeatPresident Emmanuel Macron on Monday was to start efforts to extract France from its most severe political uncertainty in decades after the ...
New tensions in France after policeman jailed over violenceThe remanding in custody of a French policeman in the city of Marseille sparked new controversy Monday weeks after violent riots, with a ca...
France retirement age protests: King Charles III, Queen Consort's state visit postponedThe first state visit of King Charles III's reign has been postponed due to the violent protests that erupted in France against President E...
President Emmanuel Macron rejects Prime Minister's resignation ahead of talks on France deadlockMacron was due to host far-right leader Marine Le Pen and other political party chiefs for rare talks at the Elysee as he seeks solutions t...
Move over, Jupiter: France's parliament takes centre stageFor five years, Macron ruled as intended -- a leader with a strong majority that enabled him to push through changes, with only street demo...
French President Emmanuel Macron loses parliament majority in stunning setbackThe result from Sunday's second round poll threw French politics into turmoil, raising the prospect of a paralysed legislature or messy coa...
France holds parliamentary election in vital test for MacronMore than 6,000 candidates, ranging in age from 18 to 92, are running for 577 seats in the National Assembly in the first round of the elec...
French head to polls as Macron battles for majority in parliamentGovernment insiders expect a relatively poor showing in Sunday's first round for Macron's coalition "Ensemble", with record numbers of vote...
Why France's parliamentary elections are important to MacronElections are being held nationwide to select the 577 members of the most powerful branch of France's Parliament, the National Assembly, on...
Macron vs Le Pen: France votes in tense presidential runoffMacron is in pole position to win reelection for a second five-year term in the country's presidential runoff, yet his lead over Le Pen dep...
Macron to soften critical pension reform to seek support as he enters a tight run-offPresident Emmanuel Macron has refused the pledge to raise France's retirement age to 65 to court voters as he enters a tight run-off agains...
Macron leads Le Pen in French election battleMacron scored 28.1-29.7% in the first round and Le Pen 23.3-24.7%, with the top two candidates going through to the second round run off on...
President Macron still favourite in France but faces mounting risksAs the countdown begins to the first round on April 10 next year the centrist Macron can no longer be sure that the run-off two weeks later...
Global events, Q4 show to set market courseGlobal stocks have shown signs of nervousness ahead of the first round of French presidential election results on Sunday night.
French presidential election: In this too-close-to-call poll, we can expect the unexpectedThe influx of half a million displaced people from the Middle East and North Africa into France over the last two years has burnished the a...
Paris attack halts campaigning before French electionRepublican Francois Fillon, the National Front’s Marine Le Pen, centrist Emmanuel Macron and Socialist Benoit Hamon all cancelled events pl...
Commodity weekly wrapup: Gold steady, base metals face heatGold held steady with safe-haven demand remaining intact as investors kept eye on upcoming French presidential vote