French Politics

• French election: A look at where Macron, Le Pen stand on key issues

  It's crunch time for voters in France as incumbent President Emmanuel Macron is meeting Marine Le Pen at the ballot box for Sunday's final presidential vote.

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  Apr 23, 2022
  
• Can France’s leader-less ‘yellow vests’ become a true political force?

  It began as a Facebook campaign against fuel tax increases, but has quickly spiraled into a movement powerful enough to force Emmanuel Macron into the biggest U-turn of his presidency.

  Politics

  Dec 8, 2018
  
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• First ‘Brexit’ now ‘Frexit’? What Marine Le Pen’s plan for France means for the EU

  If Marine Le Pen has her way, the French will soon pay for their baguettes with francs, not euros.

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  Feb 22, 2017
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• Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy to face trial over campaign financing

  The charge against Sarkozy, who led France for five years from 2007, exposes the 62-year old conservative politician to a one-year prison sentence if convicted.

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  Feb 7, 2017
• Nicolas Sarkozy plans to run for French presidency next year

  France's former conservative president Nicolas Sarkozy announced Monday he is running for the presidency again in next year's elections, an awaited move that is expected to lead to a tough battle with rivals from his own camp.

  World

  Aug 22, 2016