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Economic fallout from Ukraine war could give Le Pen’s social-populist strategy an edge

As the economic impact of the war in Ukraine looms over French voters, Marine Le Pen’s social-populist appeal may give her a boost in the battle over second place that is taking place to the right of France’s presidential politics, despite her prominently pro-Russian stance prior to the invasion.

The Conversation

French Presidential Elections 2022 - The candidates and the policies - Part 1

As the official campaigns for the 2022 French presidential elections kick off this week, RFI English takes a look at the personalities and platforms of the contenders for the Elysée Palace and the key issues that are dominating the debates on the hustings.

Radio France Internationale

French president responds to 'Killer Macron' chants at rally for far-right rival Zemmour

As France's 2022 presidential campaign season officially kicked off on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron took aim at far-right, anti-immigration candidate Eric Zemmour for allowing his supporters to accuse the incumbent of allowing foreign "criminals" into the country with chants of "Killer Macron".

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French presidential campaign hots up two weeks from first round polls

Campaigning in the French presidential race officially opens on Monday, in the wake of a weekend of rallies involving several of the major contenders. Opinion polls suggest incumbent Emmanuel Macron remains the clear favourite to win, despite his refusal to engage in a campaign because of the Ukraine crisis.

Radio France Internationale

Macron warns against escalation after Biden says ‘Putin can’t remain remain in power’

White House insists it does not support regime change in Russia

The Independent UK

French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen heckled by protesters in Guadeloupe

Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was jeered by protesters in the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe, who streamed into a hotel where she was recording a television program, BFM TV reported on Sunday.

Reuters

French urged to vote in presidential election as outcome ‘not guaranteed’

War in Ukraine and the pandemic make France’s presidential election hard to call, professor warns

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Lack of 'magic' in Macron's campaign fuels abstention worries

Some members of French President Emmanuel Macron's camp are concerned that his re-election campaign is failing to engage voters, with little new to enthuse them as the war in Ukraine overshadows domestic policy.

Reuters

Turnout concerns loom large for French presidential election frontrunners

With just over two weeks to go until the April 10 first round of France's presidential election, candidates and experts alike are flagging the threat of historically low voter turnout after a race eclipsed by the war in Ukraine.

France 24

French rightwing candidate focuses on immigration as she slips to fifth in polls

Valérie Pécresse is trying to boost a flagging campaign that could split Les Républicains

The Guardian - UK

France’s Zemmour Says He Could Seize African Leaders’ Homes If They Don’t Take Back Immigrants

Far-right French presidential candidate Eric Zemmour said on Wednesday that he could seize the homes of African leaders and block remittances to their countries if they failed to take back immigrants, as he seeks to reboot his flagging campaign. Zemmour, 63, a former political commentator, has made immigration and security…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France's Zemmour says he could seize African leaders' homes if they don't take back immigrants

Reuters

France's presidential candidates: how are they polling?

French president Emmanuel Macron appears to have lost ground slightly in the latest opinion poll released by Elabe on Tuesday. With two and a half weeks to go until the election, he remains out in front ahead of far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon. The other…

Radio France Internationale

France’s presidential elections: All you need to know

About 48 million French voters will choose their leader among 12 candidates in April in the most volatile context.

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France 24

On this day in 2012: Terror in Toulouse suspends presidential race

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…

Radio France Internationale

Hard-left candidate Mélenchon rallies around promise to tame capitalism

With just three weeks to go before France’s presidential election, hard-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon rallied tens of thousands of supporters on Sunday onto the streets of Paris, framing himself as the antidote to Emmanuel Macron by promising to raise the minimum wage, freeze food and fuel prices, and lower the…

Radio France Internationale

‘Conquest, domination’ at heart of French far-right presidential candidate’s discourse

Semiologist Cécile Alduy has put the writings and speeches of far-right essayist, journalist and now presidential candidate Eric Zemmour through the mill, to show how he twists the French language to advance his political and ideological ambitions.

France 24

French presidential candidates grilled over Ukraine war in faux debate

French President Emmanuel Macron and his seven leading challengers in the upcoming presidential election were quizzed on the war in Ukraine and Europe's looming energy crisis on Monday night in the first televised match-up ahead of the April 10 vote.

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Reuters

France's Le Pen got loan from Hungarian bank close to Orban -filing

French far-right presidential challenger Marine Le Pen received a 10.7 million euro ($11.8 million) loan for her campaign from Hungary's MKB Bank, whose major shareholders include businessmen close to nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

France 24

France narrows presidential field to 12 official candidates

France's top constitutional body published the official list on Monday of the 12 presidential candidates who have met the requirements to compete in the two-round election on April 10 and April 24.

Radio France Internationale

Zemmour hopes support from Le Pen's niece will boost his presidential ambitions

Far-right candidate Eric Zemmour presented Marion Maréchal as his new political ally on Sunday. The niece of National Rally leader Marine Le Pen officially joined the campaign in a move that may revive Zemmour's floundering bid for the French presidency.

France 24

Russia's invasion of Ukraine casts 'a very long shadow' over French presidential election

The war in Ukraine may be keeping Emmanuel Macron off the campaign trail, but the benefit to the French president has been clear: for the first time, a poll over the weekend saw him getting more than 30 percent of votes in the first round. The conflict has given Macron…

Reuters

French far-right election candidate Zemmour wins backing of Marine Le Pen's niece

French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour won the backing of the niece of Marine Le Pen - his main far-right rival, highlighting the fractured opposition to President Emmanuel Macron which could boost Macron's re-election chances.

France 24

Ukraine war puts France’s NATO-sceptic presidential candidates in a tight spot

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed world affairs to the forefront of France’s presidential race, upending a campaign in which three of the five leading candidates are staunch critics of the US-led transatlantic alliance.

Reuters

Factbox-France's Macron faces far right's matriarch, an 'Iron Lady' and a polemicist

President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday he would run for second term at the helm of the euro zone's number two economy.

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