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EU fraud agency accuses Marine Le Pen of misusing public funds

Paris prosecutors are studying a report by the European Union's fraud agency accusing French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and other members of her nationalist party of misusing public funds while serving in the European Parliament.

France 24

Explainer-What you need to know about France's presidential election

Sunday's vote in France will determine whether the pro-European centrist President Emmanuel Macron or the far-right, anti-immigration Marine Le Pen runs the European Union's second-largest economy for the next five years.

Reuters

French presidential candidates spar over wind energy sector

Ahead of the French presidential run-off on Sunday, we take a closer look at Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen's divergent views on the future of the renewable energy sector in France. Macron wants to add thousands of jobs to the wind turbine industry, while Marine Le Pen wants to…

France 24

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Tory and Brexit supporters back far-right Marine Le Pen to become French president, poll reveals

Conservative voters want National Rally candidate to defeat Emmanuel Macron by 13-point margin

The Independent UK

Macron’s Polling Lead over Le Pen Widens Ahead of France’s Sunday Runoff

French President Emmanuel Macron's lead in voting intention polls widened on Tuesday but his prime minister said a Macron win in Sunday's presidential runoff vote was not guaranteed, as far-right challenger Marine Le Pen accused him of fearmongering. Three polls for the second-round runoff put Macron at the highest level…

Asharq Al-Awsat

French prime minister says outcome of presidential vote not clear

French Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Tuesday that Emmanuel Macron was not guaranteed to win the April 24 runoff in the presidential election against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.

Reuters

Why Marine Le Pen's far-right political agenda has taken hold in French Mayotte

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen registered her highest score in the first round of the 2022 presidential election in the overseas French department of Mayotte, an Indian Ocean archipelago located 8,000 km from Paris.

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Macron’s lead over Le Pen widens slightly ahead of France's election

Emmanuel Macron regained some momentum over far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, as France enters the final week of a closely watched election.

Tribune News Service

France: EU Fraud Agency Investigating Candidate Le Pen

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin's French candidate, Marine Le Pen

A Le Pen victory in the French election would be a blow to the EU and Nato, and thus a victory for the Kremlin, writes Oliver Hartwich

Newsroom.co.nz

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

Faced with criticism, Le Pen allies tone down rhetoric on hijab ban

A planned hijab ban if French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is elected would come "little by little" and be determined by lawmakers, her allies said on Monday, marking a shift in tone less than a week ahead of the final presidential vote.

Reuters

226,000 people deprived of presidential vote after electoral roll errors

Of the 48.7 million people enrolled to vote in the first round of France's presidential election, more than one in four opted to stay away. But 226,000 of those who turned out found they couldn't exercise their right after they were mistakenly struck off the electoral roll.

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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The Independent UK

France: EU fraud agency investigating candidate Le Pen

Paris prosecutors are studying a report by the EU fraud agency accusing French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen of misusing public funds while serving in the European Parliament

Radio France Internationale

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.

France 24

‘Voting for Marine Le Pen is not an option for women’

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to make the fight against gender inequality the "great cause" of his second term in power. Marine Le Pen promises to "stand in the way of anyone" who threatens women. FRANCE 24 spoke to several women’s rights activists about the two presidential candidates’ programmes,…

The Hindu

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

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French prosecutor studying EU anti-fraud agency report on Le Pen

French prosecutors said on Sunday they are examining a report by the European Union's anti-fraud agency accusing far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and members of her party of misappropriating thousands of euros' worth of EU funds.

The Guardian - UK

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

France 24

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.

Reuters

French far-left gives no voting instructions after internal consultations

The party of far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon gave no voting instructions for the French presidential runoff after its internal consultations showed most people would abstain or vote blank on April 24, adding to the uncertainty over the outcome.

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

On This Day in 2002: Doomed Socialist favourite laughs off threat of Le Pen in presidential final

Any presidential campaign has its emblematic moments that change the course of the race, be they breathtaking instant tide-turners or incidents laden with meaning only in hindsight. With French voters set to elect a president on April 24, FRANCE 24 looks back at telling moments from campaigns past. In the…

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on the French presidential election

A Marine Le Pen victory would be disastrous for France and the whole of Europe

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