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Emmanuel Macron won office in 2017 running as an independent centrist and an ambitious reformer. The youngest president elected in France's modern political era, Macron's rise to the Élysée Palace atop a fledgling party he had founded himself was swift and iconoclastic. But far from that smooth road, his five-year…

As the candidates prepare for Wednesday’s face off, a look back at a tradition that has the power to swing the result

First round of voting, with eventual winner expected to be decided in runoff two weeks later

With a week to go before the first round of France's presidential election, Anne Hidalgo is languishing at under 2 percent in the polls. If those voter surveys bear out at the ballot box on April 10, the performance would mark a historic low for the embattled Socialist Party. And…

In Joigny, where fatalism is feeding the far right, voters need a new vision from the mainstream left for improving their lives

Any presidential campaign has its share of emblematic moments that change the course of the race, be they breathtaking instant tide-turners or incidents laden with meaning only in hindsight. With French voters set to elect a president in April, FRANCE 24 takes a look back at some of the emblematic…

The French left has been divided over how to approach key issues.

Presidential campaigns all have their share of emblematic moments that change the course of the race, be they breathtaking instant game-changers or incidents that seem decisive only in hindsight. With French voters set to elect a president in April, FRANCE 24 takes a look back at some of the key…

Affectionately known as the "biggest farm in France", the Paris International Agricultural Show, a nine-day fair spread over a vast exhibition lot on the French capital's southwestern edge, is the nation's showcase for the best the countryside has to offer, from livestock to terroir delicacies, primed for prestigious competition. But…