France Presidential Election

• Macron’s former drama teacher bags real-life role of French First Lady

  France's newly elected president met his now-wife when he was 15, and she was a married 40-year-old teacher coaching him in a school play.

  Lifestyle

  May 7, 2017
  
• Emmanuel Macron easily beats Marine Le Pen in French presidential election

  Polling agencies have projected that centrist Emmanuel Macron will be France's next president, putting a 39-year-old political novice at the helm of one of the world's biggest economies and slowing a global populist wave.

  Politics

  May 7, 2017
  
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• French nationals in Quebec vote in the thousands for presidential election

  Thousands of French nationals who live in Quebec voted Saturday in their country's presidential runoff between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen.

  Canada

  May 6, 2017
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• French presidential candidate Fillon calls for election to be suspended after Paris attack

  Francois Fillon said the country's election should be suspended after a shooting in Paris which killed one policeman and left two seriously wounded.

  World

  Apr 20, 2017
• Paris shooting: Police officer killed on Champs-Elysees, ISIS claims responsibility

  Two police officers have been shot in Paris, according to French media.

  World

  Apr 20, 2017
• Francois Hollande will not seek second term as France’s president

  French President Francois Hollande announced Thursday that he would not seek a second term in next year's election, saying he hoped to give his party a chance to win "against conservatism and extremism".

  World

  Dec 1, 2016
• French president Francois Hollande and his premier both weigh presidential bids

  France's government spokesman is insisting Francois Hollande and his prime minister can't compete against each other in an upcoming presidential primary - except if the second quits.

  World

  Nov 28, 2016