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With war singing the European Union's eastern edge, French voters will make a choice in a presidential election that will have an impact beyond the country's borders

On April 10, 48 million French will be asked to vote in the first round of France’s 2022 presidential election. Of the 12 candidates, only two will qualify for the second-round runoff taking place on April 24. These are the candidates in the running.

Mainstreaming of far-right politics in France due to public ‘pessimism’ and acceptance of hardline views, analysts say.

French President Emmanuel Macron is the favourite to win re-election in a two-round ballot on April 10 and 24.

Presidential candidates are stepping up their campaign efforts on the second last day on the hustings, with media appearances, regional trips and final rallies ahead of Sunday's first-round vote that has seen the gap narrowing between the two favourites, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen.

Incumbent president is facing challenges from both far left and far right

The death of a young Jewish man who was killed by a tram while running away from a mob has pushed crime to the centre of France's presidential election campaign just days ahead of voting.

Sunday's first round of the French presidential election involves one frontrunner, centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron, seeking a second term, and eleven challengers from the far left to the far right

Macron has consistently polled in first place, but far-right leader Marine Le Pen closed the gap on him, analysts say.

With only a few days to go before approximately 48 million registered voters are invited to cast their ballot in France’s first round of presidential elections, Paris Perspective looks at the polemics that have shaped the campaign trails to date and the probabilities of the outcome of round one on…

Far-right commentator Eric Zemmour, a newcomer to politics, threatened to upend the French election when he threw his hat in the ring last year. His ratings have now dropped but he still draws sizeable support from voters.