Will Emmanuel Macron finally turn green rhetoric into radical action?
The French president is making ambitious climate claims. But will his poor track record improve in his second term?
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The remorseless rise of France’s far right
Marine Le Pen’s 42 per cent vote share is a dramatic increase on the 18 per cent won by her…
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Le Pen’s popularity proves the EU is no liberal paradise
In the UK, no far-right party would win anything like 41 per cent of the vote.
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Exclusive polling: Emmanuel Macron strengthens his position after the first round of the French election
A YouGov and Datapraxis poll shows a swing towards the president as France readies for his showdown against Marine Le…
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Why Marine Le Pen’s nationalism would be disastrous for climate action
The election of the far-right candidate would likely derail Europe’s net zero ambitions.
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At Macron’s election night there is relief and trepidation about the task ahead
Despite doing better than expected in the first round, there is a realisation that the run-off campaign could go either…
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The possibility of a Marine Le Pen victory in France is a boost for Vladimir Putin
Russia is losing on the battlefield, but elsewhere events are moving in its president's favour.
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How the centre-left and centre-right in France collapsed
The Socialists and Republicans, the two traditional governing parties, have suffered their worst election results in history.
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