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French election: Five reasons why you should care about the vote

Purchasing power is top on many French voters’ minds in an election that includes far-left and far-right candidates.

Factbox-France's hardleft Melenchon promises guaranteed jobs, capital controls

Factbox-France's hardleft Melenchon promises guaranteed jobs, capital controls

Jean-Luc Melenchon, a hardleft veteran and longtime admirer of the late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro and Venezuelan former president Hugo Chavez, is polling third in France's presidential race.

Commentary: Why Putin unites extremists on left and right

Two old friends of mine once sat on opposite ends of the political spectrum. One used to be pro-American — a liberal Cold Warrior and defender of the Vietnam War. The other was very much in the leftist camp, a lifelong opponent of “American imperialism” and a committed anti-Zionist. Both…

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Factbox-France's Macron faces two far-right candidates, an 'Iron Lady' and a left-wing firebrand

France's April presidential election will determine whether Emmanuel Macron stays on for a second term. Here is a rundown of pollsters' top five challengers.

Explainer-What's at stake in France's presidential election

The French will head to the polls in April for a presidential election that will determine who will run the European Union's second-largest economy, and its only member with a permanent UN security council seat, as war rages on the bloc's doorstep.

France's Socialist Party facing irrelevance in presidential vote

In France's former mining heartland, promises by the Communist Party's first presidential candidate in 15 years to raise the minimum wage, lower the retirement age and tax big business hard resonate with voters who feel ignored by the mainstream left.

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