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A win for Macron will not be a complete defeat for France’s far right

If the centrist president wins, it will be by swinging the political pendulum further in Marine Le Pen’s direction, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Voters in northern France wooed by Marine Le Pen’s cost of living policies

Candidate’s far-right views matter less than her promises to help lower income people, as Macron struggles with elite image

The Guardian - UK

Macron's struggles with young voters leave an opening for Le Pen

"What we're seeing is sort of strong disengagement around these elections from from young people."

Axios

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The Guardian view on chasing the French youth vote: millennial discontents won’t go away

Editorial: The presidential first-round vote saw political polarisation and a high abstention rate among the young

The Guardian - UK

Macron lead over Le Pen stabilises as election scrutiny intensifies

Policies of far-right candidate put under spotlight, while both contenders try to woo leftwing voters

The Guardian - UK

French election: Majority of the left say they won't support Macron

Far-left contender Jean-Luc Mélenchon won 22 percent of the ballots cast in last week's first round, accounting for more than 7.7 million voters. He has warned his supporters not to help Marine Le Pen, but has stopped short of advising them to vote for Emmanuel Macron.

Radio France Internationale

In France’s unhappy democracy, voting for ‘lesser evil’ is a bitter pill to swallow

For the third time in the past five presidential elections, millions of French citizens are preparing to cast their ballots not in favour of a candidate but to keep another one out of power. So far, the anti-Le Pen vote has resulted in crushing defeats for the far right –…

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Macron, Le Pen gear up for final sprint in French presidential campaign

The two remaining contenders in the French presidential race return to the fray on Monday after a brief Easter pause in campaigning and ahead of their high-stakes televised debate on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

The return of the anti-Dreyfusards is possible

For many French citizens, Marine Le Pen is no longer viewed as a danger to the historical values of an egalitarian France

The Hindu

EU anti-fraud body accuses Marine Le Pen of embezzlement

Report alleges Rassemblement National leader and others misused about €620,000 in funds while serving in European parliament

The Guardian - UK

Leftist party consultation shows majority will abstain, vote blank in Macron-Le Pen run-off

Most members of leftist candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon's party will abstain or leave their ballot papers blank in the presidential run-off between President Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen on April 24, an internal consultation showed.

France 24

Keen to be ‘close to the people’, Macron ventures into hostile territory

Emmanuel Macron’s second-round campaign strategy is markedly different from the approach he took ahead of his first presidential election duel against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in 2017, as he criss-crosses the country – often visiting hostile terrain – as he tries to banish a perception of haughtiness among parts…

France 24

Even if Macron wins, he will struggle to realise his vision for France and Europe

The president remains favourite to carry the election, but his task will become no easier

The Guardian - UK

Borrowing from the left, Macron signals greener pitch at Marseille rally

French President Emmanuel Macron rallied supporters in Marseille on Saturday, hoping to sway voters who placed the left's Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the lead during the first round of France's presidential election a week ago.

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Will older voters be enough to carry Macron to victory over Le Pen?

While Anglophone countries have seen right-wing populists achieve strong electoral performances thanks to older voters, a different dynamic is playing out in France: President Emmanuel Macron goes into the April 24 second-round runoff against nationalist Marine Le Pen after relying on over 60s to outpoll her in the first round.

Radio France Internationale

Students occupying Paris Sorbonne deplore 'fake choice' in French election runoff

Several hundred students are blocking university buildings in Paris in a bid to bring ecological and social issues to the fore in the lead up to the French presidential runoff on 24 April. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen was able to trample the left-wing vote last Sunday and claim a…

Al Jazeera

France: Police killing weighs in the banlieues before runoff vote

Residents of the deprived suburbs around Paris say they are frustrated by police and have little faith in politics.

Financial Times

The corner of France that explains Macron, Le Pen and a deep political divide

To understand the forces reshaping politics in the country, pay a visit to Bordeaux — and the ‘crescent of poverty’ around it

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'Screwed' either way: Macron-Le Pen presidential duel leaves young, leftist Mélenchon voters cold

French far-leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon on Sunday fell just short of advancing to the presidential run-off, leaving far-right flagbearer Marine Le Pen to challenge Emmanuel Macron again for France's top job. But among 18- to 25-year-olds it was Mélenchon, 70, who won the night with 29 percent of their vote. What…

Radio France Internationale

Macron warns of 'real face of the extreme right' in television interview

Back on the campaign trail, President Emmanuel Macron has reiterated his position on number of key issues such as the environment and cost of living during a television interview on Wednesday. He also issued a warning about attempts to undermine the Constitution.

Radio France Internationale

Mélenchon turns kingmaker as Macron and Le Pen pitch for his left-wing votes

Veteran leftist Jean-Luc Mélenchon lost out on a place in France’s presidential election run-off, but his 7,714,574 votes have made him the strongest force on the Left. Where those votes go will likely determine whether incumbent Emmanuel Macron or Marine Le Pen becomes president.

Radio France Internationale

Africans not surprised by Macron, Le Pen run-off

Most Africans living in France and on the continent are not surprised by the results of the first round of the French presidential elections. A good many hold no illusions of radical change in French foreign policy towards Africa.

The Conversation

This week’s Newspoll, conducted April 6-9 from a sample of 1,506, gave Labor a 53-47 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since last week. Primary votes were 37% Labor (down one), 36% Coalition (steady), 10% Greens (steady), 4% UAP (up one), 3% One Nation (steady) and 10% for all…

Axios

What to watch as Macron and Le Pen compete for French presidency

The gap between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen in the election's first round was larger than it was in 2017.

France 24

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…

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