Emmanuel Macron
Russia ties haunt far-right candidate Le Pen as France gears up for election day
France’s far-right party Rassemblement National candidate for the 2022 French presidential election Marine Le Pen. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images The leader of France’s nationalist and far-right political party, Marine Le Pen, has seen her momentum stall in the runup to Sunday’s vote with her previous links to Russia resurfacing in recent […]
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French prosecutor studying EU anti-fraud agency report on Le Pen
Marine Le Pen is challenging Emmanuel Macron in a presidential election with opinion polls showing Macron edging ahead in next Sunday’s second round runoff. Nicolas Kovarik | IP3 | Getty Images French prosecutors said on Sunday they are examining a report by the European Union’s anti-fraud agency accusing far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen and […]
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France’s liberal base is aging fast. Macron now needs to win over angry younger voters
A woman walks past damaged electoral posters of French presidential election for the En Marche ! (Onwards !) movement Emmanuel Macron and President of the National National Front (FN) President Marine Le Pen, candidates for the French presidential election on May 04, 2017 in Paris, France. Chesnot | Getty Images While Emmanuel Macron might have […]
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European stocks slide 1.2% after undisclosed investor sells stakes in German banks; Deutsche Bank tanks 9.5%
LONDON — European markets sank Tuesday morning as traders monitored heaving selling in the banking sector, and looked ahead to key central bank meetings and U.S. inflation prints. The pan-European Euro Stoxx 600 index was down 1.2% in early deals, with the German DAX dropping 1.8% and the banking sector falling 2.3%. Reports on Monday […]
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France’s Macron to face far-right rival Le Pen in presidential election runoff
The cost of living and the war in Ukraine have been front and center of the political debate ahead of the French vote. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images French leader Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen topped the first round of presidential elections on Sunday, according to exit polls, […]
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France heads to the polls as Macron faces his biggest threat yet
A political rally before the first round of the French presidential election. Sylvain Lefevre | Getty Images News | Getty Images French voters are heading to the polls Sunday in an election where the cost of living and the war in Ukraine dominated the political debate. Opinion polls from the week before the first round […]
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France’s Macron makes last-minute appeal to voters as Le Pen reaches all-time high in poll
The cost of living and the war in Ukraine have been front and center of the political debate ahead of the French vote. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday appealed to younger, progressive-leaning voters in his last scheduled interview before Sunday’s first-round presidential vote while his forecast […]
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French markets skittish as far-right candidate Le Pen closes gap in election polls
French National Front (FN) leader Marine Le Pen has gained ground against incumbent President Emmanuel Macron in the latest polling ahead of the first round of the French presidential election on April 10. Charles Platiau | Reuters French markets have been jolted as new polling shows far-right candidate Marine Le Pen closing the gap to […]
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EU’s new Russia sanctions to likely include steel, luxury goods, jet fuel and more, sources say
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during a plenary session of the European Parliament at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on March 23, 2022. John Thys | AFP | Getty Images LUXEMBOURG — The European Union is working on a new package of sanctions against Russia that is likely to restrict […]
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France’s retirement age looks set to rise. And the war in Ukraine could have helped
A man holds a banner that reads, ‘Pensioners, badly treated’ as pensioners and activists take part in a demonstration. Emmanuel Dunand | Afp | Getty Images France looks set to push back its retirement age — after several failed attempts — as war in Ukraine and Emmanuel Macron’s active diplomacy have boosted the chances of […]
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