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Monday briefing: Zelenskiy condemns ‘butchers’ of Bucha

Horror at killings of civilians in Kyiv’s surrounds … fines over Downing Street party on eve of Prince Philip’s funeral … and the return of Marine Le Pen

The Guardian - AU

The rise and rise of France’s far-right Marine Le Pen

National Rally leader is closing gap on Emmanuel Macron in polls for this month’s presidential election

The Guardian - UK

Macron seeks to fire up voters, coax leftists onside amid far-right challenge

Just weeks ago, Emmanuel Macron's chances of not running away with the French presidential election looked about as likely as April snow in Paris. And yet wintry winds blew anew on Saturday as Macron finally hosted his first – and only – re-election campaign rally. With eight days to go…

France 24

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French Far-Right Leader Le Pen Softens Image for Election

French nationalist leader Marine Le Pen has softened her rhetoric and her image to broaden her appeal in next week’s presidential election — but is under threat from a provocative rival who has broken her monopoly as the watchdog of the country’s identity that they claim is under threat. For…

Asharq Al-Awsat

French far-right leader Le Pen softens image for election

French nationalist Marine Le Pen has softened her rhetoric and her image as she tries to unseat centrist President Emmanuel Macron in the upcoming election, taking place in two rounds on April 10 and 24

The Independent UK

The Observer view on the French election and rightwing populism

Emmanuel Macron is expected to win but voter support for Marine Le Pen shows the threat of the far right must be tackled

The Guardian - UK

Macron warns against Brexit-like upset at giant campaign rally in Paris

Emmanuel Macron promised more "progress" and "solidarity" over the next five years at his first, and only, big meeting on Saturday in his race for reelection. He also waved the spectre of a Brexit-like debacle to rally dispirited voters.

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Macron warns of dangers of extremism at election rally as French polls tighten

French President Emmanuel Macron called on tens of thousands of cheering but increasingly nervous supporters to help him win the "battle between progress and turning back" at his first campaign rally just a week before the first round of the 2022 presidential election.

France 24

Macron hits back on consultant controversy at campaign rally

French President Emmanuel Macron used a campaign rally to try to get past a controversy over the use of private consultants by his government, as far-right rival Marine Le Pen gains in polls a week before voting.

Tribune News Service

Emmanuel Macron’s novices rally to hear how their elusive leader plans to win a second term

The French president’s supporters welcomed his late arrival on the campaign trail at an event on Saturday in Paris’s business district

The Guardian - UK

Macron warns against Brexit-like election upset at mass campaign rally

French President Emmanuel Macron warned of the risk of a Brexit-style election upset in his only campaign rally before the first round of the presidential election, in a bid to convince dispirited voters and re-energise a lacklustre campaign.

Reuters

French presidential hopefuls rethink rhetoric as Russian realpolitik takes hold

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, the internationally condemned act of aggression turned the political platforms of France's presidential candidates on their respective heads. The invasion that triggered Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II saw parochial issues usurped by a conflict that has torn open France's Cold War…

Radio France Internationale

Will France’s Yellow Vests come back to haunt Macron on election day?

The most potent protest movement in recent French history, the Yellow Vest uprising looked at one point like it might bring a premature end to Emmanuel Macron’s presidency. More than three years after it was smothered, its politicised remnants are counting on their ballots to finish the job.

France 24

McKinsey affair ‘galvanises’ Macron’s opponents – but gives them a ‘weak weapon’

As Emmanuel Macron enjoys a substantial poll lead ahead of April’s French presidential vote, his opponents are trying to capitalise on revelations that spending on consultancy firms soared to nearly €1 billion during his presidency. But the controversy looks unlikely to torpedo his re-election campaign.

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The Guardian - UK

French election polls: who is leading the race to be the next president of France?

Emmanuel Macron and the far-right hopeful Marine Le Pen finished top in the first round of French presidential election. We look at the latest polling as the second round approaches

Reuters

French oppose Macron's proposed later retirement, poll shows as election looms

A large majority of French oppose raising the legal retirement age, an opinion poll published by Les Echos newspaper showed, which could be an issue for President Emmanuel Macron, who has made that a key proposal as he seeks re-election this month.

Radio France Internationale

Costly consultancy fees put Macron on backfoot ahead of elections

French President Emmanuel Macron is under fire over his government's use of around one billion euros of public money on management consultants, notably a US corporation which has allegedly avoided pay tax here in France.

Tribune News Service

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Far-right Le Pen now second most-liked French politician, poll shows

France's veteran far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is the second most-liked politician in the country, according to a poll on Thursday which came 10 days ahead of the first round of voting.

France 24

'McKinsey Affair': Macron under fire from election rivals over costly consultancy fees

French President Emmanuel Macron has come under fire for his government's liberal use of public money on private consultancy firms, including US-based giant McKinsey, with political rivals sensing an opportunity to narrow his considerable lead just 10 days ahead of the April 10 first round of presidential elections.

France 24

Closing in on Macron: Could Le Pen’s blandest campaign be her most successful yet?

Unruffled by defections and the rise of a far-right challenger, Marine Le Pen has steadied her ship in the final stretch of France’s presidential campaign, pulling ahead of rivals as she closes in on a replay of her 2017 duel with Emmanuel Macron.

The Guardian - UK

‘We are at a turning point’: as election looms, what is left of the French left?

In Joigny, where fatalism is feeding the far right, voters need a new vision from the mainstream left for improving their lives

Radio France Internationale

Polls show French far-right Le Pen gaining ground on incumbent Macron

With less than two weeks to go before France goes to the polls, incumbent Emmanuel Macron is finally cranking up his campaign, with walkabouts in the provinces and a huge rally scheduled in Paris on Saturday. But the most recent polls show the gap is narrowing between him and his…

Radio France Internationale

French Presidential Elections 2022 - The candidates and the policies - Part 2

As the official campaigns for the 2022 French presidential elections kicked off this week, we continue our examination of the personalities and platforms being proposed by the contenders for the Elysée Palace, and the key issues dominating the debates on the hustings.

Reuters

Who might upset Macron's bid for a second term in office?

France's presidential election in April is Emmanuel Macron's to lose. Most opinion polls show the incumbent president reaching the second round and winning re-election.

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