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‘Stop pointing your finger at me!’: 50 years of French election TV debates

As the candidates prepare for Wednesday’s face off, a look back at a tradition that has the power to swing the result

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2022

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…

France 24 · Apr 17, 2022

Ex-president Hollande calls for Macron vote to keep Le Pen out of power

French ex-president Francois Hollande on Thursday called on voters to back President Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the country's presidential election, stressing that support for the incumbent is the best way "to ensure [Marine] Le Pen does not win".

France 24 · Apr 15, 2022

Ex-president Sarkozy endorses Macron as French conservatives face existential threat

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy said he would put aside party politics and vote for Emmanuel Macron in the second round runoff of the presidential election, as his Les Republicains party faces dire financial problems after failing to win enough votes to get campaign spending reimbursed by the state.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 12, 2022

Former conservative President Sarkozy endorses Macron in presidential race

Former conservative French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Tuesday endorsed Emmanuel Macron ahead of the second round in France's presidential election, in a move that may complicate Macron's charm offensive with left-wing voters.

Reuters · Apr 12, 2022

France's former president Sarkozy endorses Macron, touting 'experience'

France's conservative former president Nicolas Sarkozy threw his support behind Emmanuel Macron in his bid for reelection on Tuesday, touting Macron's experience in the face of the "grave international crisis" in Ukraine. Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, for her part, said she had no plans to pull France out of…

France 24 · Apr 12, 2022

France's centre right fighting for survival after election humiliation

It was going to be bad. It turned out to be worse. Conservative Valerie Pecresse scored below 5% in the first round of the France's presidential election, the centre right's lowest score in modern history and one which threatens its survival.

Reuters · Apr 11, 2022

Germany must shake off its torpor and play its full role against Putin

Only the boldest leadership can unite the EU against the delusional tyrant in Moscow. The German chancellor has the chance to provide it

The Guardian - UK · Apr 10, 2022

French election: who are the candidates running against Emmanuel Macron?

On April 10, 48 million French will be asked to vote in the first round of France’s 2022 presidential election. Of the 12 candidates, only two will qualify for the second-round runoff taking place on April 24. These are the candidates in the running.

The Conversation · Apr 8, 2022

‘Wrong about Putin’: Did Germany and France turn a blind eye to the threat from Russia?

The escalating civilian toll of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has fuelled calls for a reappraisal of more than a decade of French and German efforts to engage with a leader whose forces stand accused of committing horrific war crimes in Ukraine.

France 24 · Apr 5, 2022