National Front

France's conservatives choose Laurent Wauquiez as leader: 42-year-old is a staunch critic of Emmanuel Macron

France's conservatives chief Laurent Wauquiez is a hard-hitting critic of Emmanuel Macron, whom he dismisses as out of touch with rural France and weak on security.

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen wins seat in French parliament: Party

Paris: Far-right leader Marine Le Pen won a seat in the French parliament, but her anti-EU National Front party faced disappointment, winning only four to eight seats, polls and party figures said.

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen charged over European Parliament funding scandal

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was charged with allegedly misusing European Parliament funds to pay two parliamentary aides who also work at her National Front headquarters

Emmanuel Macron sworn into office; 39-year-old becomes youngest ever French president

Paris: Emmanuel Macron becomes France's youngest ever president, taking over from socialist Francois Hollande in a solemn ceremony.

Emmanuel Macron's win will bring short-lived cheer for liberals; divisions in French society will take time to heal

Macron, a bona fide member of the Euro elite, represents the same set of reasons that has triggered the rise of the anti-globalisation wave sweeping across Europe and has proto-fascist parties raising their heads

France's Francois Hollande greets Emmanuel Macron in first meeting since victory

Paris: French President Francois Hollande warmly greeted Emmanuel Macron on Monday in their first public meeting since the centrist's resounding election victory the day before.

Marine Le Pen, routed in French presidential elections, vows to reform party with centrist ideals

Marine Le Pen on Sunday put a brave face on her crushing defeat to Emmanuel Macron in Sunday's presidential election, pledging to overhaul her far-right party and turn it into the main opposition to France's new centrist leader

Emmanuel Macron is new President of France: Victory speech in photos

Pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron promised on Sunday to heal France's divisions after crushing Far Right leader Marine Le Pen in a pivotal presidential election that has given him a large but fragile mandate for change.

French Presidential Election 2017: As voting begins, Paris comes out for Emmanuel Macron

Karine Colman stepped out of queue briefly to chase her young son, then retrieved him and returned to her place in the line behind 10 other voters. At 10.30am, the polling venue at the town hall in the 14th arrondissement of Paris was already seeing a steady stream of voters. This Sunday France votes for its president; and the choice lies between the independent centrist Emmanuel Macron and the far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

Marine Le Pen is Madame Frexit; her victory would shake the European Union to its core

Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Front, does not look upon France's relationship with the European Union (EU) charitably.