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Why Macron will need to work his socks off to beat Le Pen this time

French President Emmanuel Macron improved on his 2017 score in Sunday’s first round of the presidential election. But he goes into the April 24 run-off with a starkly diminished reservoir of votes in what large swaths of the country have come to see as a choice of “the lesser of…

France 24

Mélenchon fans in his bastion north of Paris weigh up their options

With the leftist out of the race, voters in Seine-Saint-Denis favour Macron over Le Pen, who is too extreme for many

The Guardian - UK

French election 2022 - live: Macron and Le Pen trade blows as political landscape labelled ‘field of ruins’

Final two candidates face each other in decisive vote on 24 April

The Independent UK

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In a small French village, Le Pen threatens Macron's re-election

At a bar in Gouzon, a village in central France, a few locals gathered on Monday to read news of the first round of voting in the presidential election, which saw incumbent Emmanuel Macron through to face far-right challenger Marine Le Pen in a run-off.

Reuters

Heed the events in France – populism is gaining ground and only a revolution can stop it

A new wave raises questions about identity, elections and how we live. Conventional politics must answer them or die, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Here’s the truth about Emmanuel Macron: he helped create this far-right monster

The president exploited the ideas of Le Pen and Zemmour for his own gain. As disaster looms, he must change tack, says French journalist Pauline Bock

The Guardian - UK

Macron zeroes in on Le Pen’s Putin link as campaign steps up

French President Emmanuel Macron ramped up his campaign for a second term, with his allies zeroing in on rival candidate Marine Le Pen’s links to Russia’s Vladimir Putin.

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France election: five key takeaways and moments ahead

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen face tense runoff after first round of voting in presidential race

The Guardian - UK

French election: as Marine Le Pen makes it to second round, the left-wing vote is what troubles president Emmanuel Macron

After the first round of the 2017 presidential election in France, economist Thomas Piketty suggested that while there were four candidates on very close scores at the head of the field (Emmanuel Macron, Marine Le Pen, François Fillon and Jean-Luc Mélenchon), in reality France was divided into three political camps:…

The Conversation

With traditional parties on the wane, French political landscape has become a ‘three-way split’

Far-right and hard-left supporters turned out en masse for Sunday's French presidential elections, which saw traditional mainstream parties underperform catastrophically. As voters gravitate more towards political extremes, France’s political landscape is witnessing a reorganisation some experts have dubbed a "three-way split".

France 24

Election runoff an image of a polarised France, analysts say

Rivals Macron and Le Pen set to battle for presidency in what is projected to be a very tight second round on April 24.

Al Jazeera

Macron wins 27.85 percent in French first round vote, Le Pen 23.15 percent

Emmanuel Macron won 27.85 percent of votes in the first round of France's presidential election, while far-right leader Marine Le Pen scored 23.15 percent, according to final results from the Interior Ministry Monday.

Radio France Internationale

Macron faces fight to win over France’s angry left in election race against Le Pen

To defeat Marine Le Pen, the French president is now in dire need of same left he has disparaged for years

The Independent UK

First round of the French election: apparent stability, yet a profound reconfiguration

With the majority of the ballots counted on Monday morning, the official results of the first round of the French presidential election appear to confirm the power dynamics at work from the previous election.

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Evening Standard

Marine Le Pen: Will French election be bigger than Brexit?

With Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron through to the final round of the French presidential election, might we be on the verge of a seismic political shock sufficient to eclipse Brexit and Trump? Le Pen, after all, comes from the French far-Right. She may have worked hard to detoxify…

France 24

Mélenchon's defeat leaves the left in a lurch before second round of French presidential elections

Although far-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon took 21,95 % of the ballots in Sunday’s first round of the French presidential election, his third-place finish just behind Marine Le Pen means he narrowly failed to qualify for the second round on April 24. His exit leaves France’s left-leaning voters to choose between…

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Austrian chancellor to meet Putin in Russia

Karl Nehammer will be first EU leader to meet Russian president since invasion began. Plus, what happened when Fox News viewers watch CNN for a month?

France 24

Cost of living set to dominate French presidential run-off

With inflation hitting multi-decade highs, the rising cost of living has become the most pressing issue for French voters. Both centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen have promised to help French consumers. Their proposals range from tripling the amount of a one-time tax-free bonus to scrapping…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Euro Gains Respite from Macron's French Election Lead

FOREX-Euro gains respite from Macron's French election lead The euro looked set to snap a seven-day losing streak versus the dollar on Monday, as the single currency rallied after French leader Emmanuel Macron beat far right challenger Marine Le Pen in the country's first round of presidential voting. Investor concerns…

France 24

As it happened: Le Pen calls for ‘unity govt’ as Macron campaigns in her heartland

French President Emmanuel Macron took his re-election bid on Monday to the northern blue-collar stronghold of his rival Marine le Pen, who he will face in an April 24 runoff vote. His walkabout in Denain came as Le Pen promised to put in place a "national unity government" if she…

Radio France Internationale

The policies: what the second-round candidates, Le Pen and Macron, stand for

Here are some of the key policies of the two second-round presidential contenders, Marine Le Pen of the far-right National Rally Party, and centrist incumbent president Emmanuel Macron.

The Independent UK

French election 2022 - live: Macron hits campaign trail as Le Pen touts ‘unity’ coalition

President faces two-week runoff battle with far-right opponent

Radio France Internationale

The world is watching as France prepares for second-round run-off

Most international observers of Sunday's French election predict a tough struggle between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen before the decisive vote on 24 April. And many suggest that the margin of victory will be narrow.

Radio France Internationale

Le Pen says voters face a 'choice of society, of civilisation' in second round

On 24 April, the second round of the French presidential election will see incumbent Emmanuel Macron defend his position against far-right challenger Marine Le Pen. This is how the French daily papers analyse the balance of power and the prospects of the two survivors . . .

Evening Standard

French election: Emmanuel Macron pledges to ‘block off the far-Right’ as he faces fight with Marine Le Pen

After winning the first round, Mr Macron warned ‘nothing is certain’ and said the next two weeks would be a ‘deciding moment for our country and for Europe’

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