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Procession comes a day before snap elections with racism taking centrestage in the vote.

Centrists are fighting for their survival in Sunday’s poll, amid fears the president’s snap election has unleashed chaos

France votes on Sunday in the first round of a two-round parliamentary election

Marine Le Pen’s party has pledged to boost spending power, slash immigration and restore law and order

With the first round of France’s snap election on Sunday, the president’s allies are desperate to shore up support

France's political forces were on Friday to make a final bid for votes in crunch legislative elections that could see the far right take control of the government in a historic first.

The far-right has made immigration its key campaign issue in France's upcoming parliamentary elections, but how to approach asylum and migration also figures high in the manifestos of both the centrists and the left. Here's a rundown of their radically different stances.

As the war enters its 854th day, these are the main developments.

French tycoon Vincent Bolloré has put his sprawling media empire at the service of the country’s nationalist right, precipitating a rightward shift in French politics. Pulling strings from behind the scenes in the manner of Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire corporate raider has orchestrated an alliance of bitter right-wing rivals in…