Emmanuel Macron’s win can’t hide a fractured France
The battle lines between the metropolitan middle classes and those who are excluded from the benefits of his “globalised” vision…
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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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Are we about to see a “new era” for Macron?
The French president claims he will govern differently for his second term.
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Macron wins re-election: Live results and analysis
Live data, commentary and analysis on the second round of France’s presidential election.
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Exclusive: Macron on course for re-election, final poll before voting suggests
The president has courted left-wing voters by pledging to make the environment a cornerstone of his second term.
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Improved Le Pen fails to land knockout blow against Macron in TV debate
The far-right leader bettered her 2017 performance, but not enough to create the momentum her presidential campaign needs.
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Macron courts left-wing voters in Marseille to see off Le Pen
The French president is targeting supporters of Jean-Luc Mélenchon with pledges on the environment.
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