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Emmanuel Macron

protest
Energy workers in France threaten power cuts over retirement age
A Virgin Mary statue in a public square in France
Sacred Nation
The state of religion in France
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
France's President Emmanuel Macron wore flower leis and seashell necklaces as he arrived at the Manihi Atoll, 312 miles northeast of Tahiti, French Polynesia, in the Pacific Ocean, July 26, 2021. 
COVID-19
French Polynesia and New Caledonia see deadly COVID-19 surge
Blue, white and red French flag fleets in Nice, southeastern France, Tuesday, March 19, 2013.
Global Politics
France’s far-right leverages generals’ warning of ‘civil war’ ahead of elections
French and European Union flags fly at entrance to France's top elite school.
Education
France’s top elite school closes in quest for diversity
A man wearing a blue shirt leans his body over a coffin draped with the Algerian flag in a room full of coffins.
History
French report reignites debate about colonialism in Algeria
French President Emmanuel Macron stands at a podium with French flag behind him.
Sacred Nation
French Muslims worry ‘separatism law’ may create more division
A man in a suit stands at a podium near red and white Turkish flag.
Conflict
French teacher’s murder widens France-Turkey rift over secularism
Macron is at the front of a room and hands of journalists are in the air
Macron vows to cut taxes but activists want more
Macron hugs Merkel.
Global Politics
Be ‘mein’ valentine: Merkel and Macron renew their ‘vows’ with Aachen treaty, but some critique the coupling
French President Emmanuel Macron, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, left, and French Ecology Minister Francois de Rugy dressed in suits and sitting behind a table
WATCH: Macron addresses ‘yellow vest’ protesters as Paris cleans up
A man stands on a bicycle with a smoke flare in his hand, wearing a bright yellow vest in the street before the Arc de Triomphe. About 50 others also wearing yellow vests are also in the street.
For France’s yellow vest protesters, ‘gas tax is the tip of the iceberg’
Le Pen Macron posters
Global Politics
Why French pollsters do it better
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.
Francois Fillon
Global Politics
France’s presidential candidates are plagued by scandals. Here’s a primer.