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A closer look at Emmanuel Macron, President-elect of France's pre-poll promises
Fp Staff • 8 years agoEmmanuel Macron was seen as the antidote to Far Right candidate Marine Le Pen, and his poll promises focused on revival of the economy and a more inclusive agenda that doesn't shut migrants out
France presidential election: 10 key moments in the fight between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen
• 8 years agoThe race to be France's next president culminates in Sunday's run-off after a tense campaign with multiple twists and turns.
French presidential election: Barack Obama backs Emmanuel Macron, says he stands 'for liberal values'
• 8 years agoFormer US President Barack Obama has endorsed a candidate in the race for France's presidency, taking his first dive back into international politics since leaving the White House in January
French presidential election: Emmanuel Macron files complaint over 'offshore account' claims in TV debate
• 8 years agoFrench presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron filed a legal complaint Thursday after his far-right rival Marine Le Pen repeated online rumours that he had an offshore account in the Bahamas during one of the fiercest TV debates in the nation's history
France presidential election: Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen bicker and scrap in final TV debate
Fppolitics • 8 years agoFrench centrist Emmanuel Macron and his far-right presidential rival Marine Le Pen clashed over terrorism, the economy and Europe Wednesday in a bad-tempered TV debate that laid bare their profoundly different visions for the country.
At Paris’ May Day march, presidential candidates Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron get stick
Bhavya • 8 years agoThough Macron is expected to win, both the unexpected Brexit and Trump victories means nothing is ever certain, and Mélenchon’s less than full-throated support for Macron threatens to divide his supporters on voting day.
French presidential election 2017: All you need to know
• 8 years agoPro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron will take on far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in the second-round run-off of France's presidential election on 7 May.
French Presidential Election: As Emmanuel Macron hunts rural vote, Marine Le Pen celebrates alliance
• 8 years agoFrench presidential front-runner Emmanuel Macron hunted on Saturday for votes in rural France where his far-right opponent, Marine Le Pen, is making inroads among country folk who feel left behind.
French Presidential Election: Furore over Holocaust comments hits Marine Le Pen's campaign
• 8 years agoMarine Le Pen's bid to defy the odds and win the French presidency risked a setback on Friday when the man named interim head of her National Front party stood down to defend himself against charges that he shares the views of Holocaust deniers.
French Presidential Election 2017: After Whirlpool battle, Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron clash over fish
• 8 years agoAfter "the battle of Whirlpool," when Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron both went hunting for France's blue-collar vote at a threatened home appliance factory, the presidential candidates clashed over fish in a return to more traditional campaigning on Thursday.