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French President Emmanuel Macron celebrates with supporters in front of the Eiffel Tower Paris, France
Elections
To Europe’s relief, France’s Macron wins, but far-right gains
A screen shows French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen at her election day headquarters, in Paris
Elections
French duel: Macron vs Le Pen fight for presidency
Posters of French President Emmanuel Macron and centrist candidate for reelection in Saint Pee sur Nivelle, southwestern France
Elections
Ukraine and COVID give Macron a boost in the polls ahead of French elections
Commander Jeff Schoep of the National Socialist Movement, one of the largest white nationalist type groups in the country, speaks during a rally at the state capital in Little Rock, Arkansas,
White nationalism, born in the USA, is now a global terror threat
Protesters hold an anti-violence banner in Paris.
Conflict
Parisians don red scarves calling for end to yellow vest violence
Marion Maréchal stands behind a podium and speaks in front of a backdrop of a photo of the US capitol
Le Pen’s niece opens grad school to train new generation of French far-right leaders
An ambulance driver in France is shown kicking a can of smoke with French riot police in the background.
Global Politics
France’s Macron hunts for way out of ‘yellow vest’ crisis
Le Pen Macron posters
Global Politics
Why French pollsters do it better
Official posters of the candidates for the 2017 French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron, left, head of the political movement En Marche!, or Onwards!, and Marine Le Pen, of French National Front (FN).
Global Politics
Does it matter who won the French election? It might matter more who’s running Facebook.
U.S. President Barack Obama greets an adoring crowd in Cannes, France on November 4, 2011.
Global Politics
The French have been desperate for Obama to get involved in their politics. He just did.
Macron Le Pen debate
Media
First Michelle and Melania, now Fillon and Le Pen
cartoon of ISIS militants putting up Marine LePen poster
Culture
French election anxiety is perhaps best expressed in cartoons
Russia's President Vladimir Putin inside a C-Explorer 5 submersible
Global Politics
In Europe, accusations of Russian meddling in elections come as no surprise
Francois Fillon, member of The Republicans political party and 2017 presidential candidate of the French centre-right, attends a political rally in Charleville-Mezieres, France, February 2, 2017.
Global Politics
Can François Fillon still win the French presidency?
Two people in masks in front of three portraits of Putin, Le Pen and Trump
Global Politics
A youth movement will be partying this Friday to ‘Make America Great Again’ — in Russia
Penelope Maitrot took part in an anti-Trump demonstration in Paris. The next day, the left-leaning student crossed party lines to vote in a primary for the political right.
Global Politics
Fear of Marine Le Pen has France’s left crossing party lines
The leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party, Nigel Farage, in Brussels
Global Politics
Brexiteer to Brussels: ‘You’re not laughing now, are you?’
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses the crowd during a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Dec. 21, 2015.
Global Politics
The five European leaders most likely to be Donald Trump’s soulmate
France's far-right National Front political party leader Marine Le Pen speaks to journalists as she leaves after a meeting at the Elyseé palace in Paris on January 9, 2015.
Global Politics
How France’s far-right National Front party is seizing the political moment
Global Politics
French voters toss out the status quo in local elections