French right shaken by extremist commentator’s likely presidential run
Level of support for Éric Zemmour, who has three hate speech convictions, is disturbing
Macron on the back foot as France’s presidential election campaign starts in earnest
Poor local election results may not mean much but the president’s party base remains weak
Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on campaign finance charges
Former French president accused of spending almost twice legal limit on 2012 re-election campaign
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Final political eclipsing for former president who has admitted he will not run again next year
Former French PM’s corruption trial postponed over lawyer protest
François Fillon accused of misappropriating over €1.1m in public funds paid to his family
Former French PM in the dock over ‘bogus’ jobs for his family
François Fillon almost became president of France. Now he’s on trial for corruption
French military nails its colours to Marine Le Pen’s mast
Voting patterns in French army have swung towards far-right since 2012, research finds
Career-killer lobster saga continues to grip French politics
François de Rugy is latest head on pike after revelations of lavish dinners on public funds
Party of Sarkozy Les Républicains faces fight for survival
Le Pen and Macron are fighting over the remnants of once mighty conservative party
Paris Letter: Macron in push to salvage rest of his presidency
President’s six-page letter tells citizens he intends ‘to transform anger into solutions, with you’
Former France presidential candidate Fillon likely to stand trial
François and Penelope Fillon could be prosecuted over scandal that destroyed his 2017 campaign
France: The right regroups
The election of Laurent Wauquiez as leader at the weekend was an encouraging sign for a traumatised organisation
Man of compassion or savage capitalist? The difficulty of defining Macron
Paris Letter: The French are struggling to make sense of their president
Fall in Macron’s popularity encourages Wauquiez
Hard right leader Laurent Wauquiez poised to take over conservative Les Républicains
Quarter of Macron’s cabinet ministers resign on ethical grounds
French president plunged into first government crisis as four ministers step down
Macron cabinet selections show strategy of divide and rule
President-elect boosted as former socialist prime minister Manuel Valls joins ticket
France: voting under way in most significant election in decades
Turnout figures unclear while Macron campaign calls hack ‘attempt at democratic destabilisation’
French election: A tumultuous campaign leaves Macron poised
How France slowly, but surely, came round to the idea of a Macron presidency
Liberté, egalité or stay away? French voters prepare to abstain
Many on left and right say they cannot bring themselves to vote for Le Pen or Macron
In France’s ‘third round’, things could get very interesting
If Macron wins the presidency, might he have to govern with a PM from the other side?
Macron and Le Pen shift strategies ahead of TV debate
Macron focuses on demonising his rival as Le Pen caught plagiarising Fillon in speech
Le Pen accused of plagiarising Fillon in May Day speech
Similarities found in words used by far-right presidency candidate and her former rival
Politics make a convivial topic at the French dinner table
Paris Letter: Presidential election chat reveals the discreet charm of the bourgeoisie
Family baggage hurts Le Pen’s efforts to woo Mélenchon voters
Holocaust-deniers in Front National hold back candidate’s attempts to present softer image
Macron broke French politics – now he must fix it
Centrist has promised to end France’s two-party system designed by de Gaulle
Macron under fire for communication misstep as he eyes Élysee
Leader in French presidential race accused of behaving as if result is ‘already in the bag’
French in Ireland back Emmanuel Macron in presidential vote
Nearly half of Irish-based expats voted for the independent centrist candidate in first round
Why half of Irish mothers work during maternity leave
Opinion: Employers can’t punish women for being pregnant. We manage that ourselves
Marine Le Pen steps down as Front National leader
Far-right presidential candidate to face Emmanuel Macron in French election decider
Macron stands at gates of the Élysée in a fractured France
Polls strongly back En Marche! founder for second round but he cannot get complacent
What markets should conclude from France’s election
Potential bullet avoided but too early to declare end of anti-establishment phenomenon
Irish in France: ‘If Le Pen wins, this country isn’t for us’
‘There is no good candidate, only one that is certainly bad,’ say Irish emigrants in France
Macron will be president but France will never be the same again
The real test will be if he can win a majority in June’s parliamentary elections
European relief at French election masks deeper upheavals
Results reveal scale of crisis facing traditional parties across the continent
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