Former Prime Minister Manuel Valls, long tipped to win the left-wing ticket for France’s presidential election this spring, trailed his rivals after a debate on Sunday where his immigration policies came under fire.
French conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon tried to win over party critics at a meeting on Saturday at a time when polls show him losing some momentum due to what some say is too radical an economic reform program.
French Front National leader Marine Le Pen is in New York on an unannounced visit as France’s presidential election approaches.
Marine Le Pen has overtaken centre-right candidate François Fillon to be the frontrunner in France’s presidential election, according to the latest poll by Ifop-Fiducial.
Front National leader Marine Le Pen has called for a new French currency and pledged to hold a referendum on the country’s membership of the European Union if she is elected French President later this year.
French Socialist presidential candidate Manuel Valls sought to re-energise the beleaguered Left on Tuesday, as he set out his programme to clinch his party’s presidential nomination for elections this year.
Two men hoping to clinch the left-wing nomination for France’s presidential race are pursuing a risky strategy: They want to save the much-maligned European Union.
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has said German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door mass migration policy has “saved our collective dignity,” and warned that criticism of Merkel was a “disgusting simplification.”
François Hollande denounced populism and nationalism ahead of upcoming French presidential elections, but Marine Le Pen hit back saying after Trump and Brexit, the French share the worldwide “aspiration for independence” in the fight against globalism.
Journalist Trond Andresen has been fired from left-wing paper Klassekamlpen after claiming in a column that populist Marine Le Pen was a better choice than globalist conservative candidate Francois Fillon. Mr. Andresen noted that if he was French he would likely
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is expected to announce he is entering the race to be the Socialist candidate for next year’s presidential election, after Francois Hollande said he would not stand, a move that would mean a government reshuffle.
(Reuters) French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday he would not seek a second term in office in the presidential election in 2017, an unprecedented move that leaves the way open for other left-wing candidates. It is the first time
A majority of Austrian and French voters are concerned about globalisation, a study has found, identifying it as the top factor driving support for populist parties.
France is not a multicultural country and never should be, the conservative front-runner for President has said. Speaking in the final head-to-head debate before the second round of the Republicans presidential primary, François Fillon insisted that multiculturalism was a bad
Islamic organisations and mosques in France are urging Muslims to vote Alain Juppé in the primary to decide the conservative candidate in next year’s presidential election, according to a number of sources.
Front National leader Marine Le Pen has taken a substantial lead in the latest French presidential election poll, eight points ahead of her nearest rival. Le Pen secured the support of 29 percent of those surveyed by Ipsos, placing her
PARIS (AP) — French conservatives are voting in a nationwide primary to choose their nominee for next year’s presidential election, after a campaign marked by concerns about immigration and Islamic extremism. Seven candidates are competing Sunday in the first round
The next two major European elections in Austria and France presidencies may see victories for populist, nationalist candidates thanks to the historic U.S. presidential victory of Donald Trump.
PARIS (AFP) – Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was targeted by all six of his rivals in a punchy televised debate of candidates seeking to clinch the right-wing nomination for next year’s election. In far sharper exchanges than during last month’s
A campaign launched Sunday seeks to mobilise minority voters in the upcoming French political primaries, pointing out that a block vote has the power to eliminate “dangerous” candidates from next year’s presidential elections. Warning politicians not to “scapegoat” minorities #JeTeVoix
Marine Le Pen has promised to bring patriotism back to France in the wake of Brexit in Britain and Trump’s popularity in America, exclaiming to her supporters: “The time of the nation state is back!”
PARIS (Reuters) – France needs to get tough on militants by creating special courts and detention facilities to boost security, the country’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy said in an interview published in Sunday newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD).
France’s National Front pulled off a historic win on Sunday, topping the vote in the first round of regional elections, in a breakthrough that shakes up the country’s political landscape before 2017 presidential elections. Boosted by fears over the Islamic
France’s National Front is looking to broaden its electoral base by appealing to Muslims living in impoverished neighbourhoods in and around Paris. The party has set itself against open door immigration leading to accusations of racism within the media, but
An increasing number of French Jews are turning to Marine Le Pen’s Front National, despite the party’s past reputation for anti-Semitism, as they now see Muslims as a bigger threat. Roger Cukierman, the Chairman of the Representative Council of Jewish
