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Hundreds of French students have occupied or blocked buildings at the Sorbonne in Paris and other universities to express their anger over France’s presidential election

Borzou Daragahi reports from Seine-Saint-Denis, where many people feel betrayed by Macron’s presidency and may take revenge by voting for far-right Le Pen, or not casting a ballot at all amid rising frustration

President Emmanuel Macron was run close by his nationalist rival Marine Le Pen in the first round of the French election on Sunday. The runoff vote on April 24 will reprise their 2017 contest, with serious consequences for Europe.

The outcome of the second round of the French presidential elections on 24 April will likely hinge on voter turnout, which has been dropping - revealing a shift in how French people see voting as part of their civic engagement.

Veteran leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon lost out on a place in France’s presidential election run-off, but his 7,714,574 votes have made him the strongest force on the Left. Where those votes go will likely determine whether incumbent Emmanuel Macron or Marine Le Pen becomes president.

As French President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen head into a presidential run-off on April 24 promising to tackle high inflation, an analysis of first-round voting data shows the far-right challenger with an edge in low-income areas hardest hit by soaring costs.

French president Emmanuel Macron says he is prepared to readjust his pension reform at the core of his programme for re-election, and reconsider his proposed minimum retirement age of 65.

Paris (AFP) - France's political landscape is now fragmented into three blocs -- the centre, far-right and radical left -- after the abysmal performance of traditional parties in the presidential election.

Paris (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger traded barbs on Monday as they began a final fortnight of campaigning ahead of a run-off vote set to be much closer than their 2017 contest.

At a bar in Gouzon, a village in central France, a few locals gathered on Monday to read news of the first round of voting in the presidential election, which saw incumbent Emmanuel Macron through to face far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in a run-off.

Paris (AFP) - French President Emmanuel Macron embarked Monday on a final fortnight of campaigning against his far-right rival Marine Le Pen for a French presidential run-off shaping up to be a much closer fight than their contest five years ago.