Macron appoints Élisabeth Borne as prime minister
Former employment minister is only second woman to hold the post in French history
Former employment minister is only second woman to hold the post in French history
Tone of Macron’s second term could be determined by his choice of prime minister
Move could threaten French president’s chances of securing National Assembly majority
Socialists and Les Republicains risk being torn apart in scrabble for votes in June polls
If Macron’s presidency is to be truly transformational, he himself must change
French president promises a ‘more independent France’
Re-election of French president Emmanuel Macron hailed by European leaders
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French voters must choose between ‘extreme centre’ and far right in presidential poll
Lighter moments punctuate intense TV debate that highlights chasm between the candidates
Incumbent attempts to convince sceptical leftists to back him in presidential election
Debate set to be most important event in run-up to the April 24th presidential election
Runoff will reveal whether he broke the mould or facilitated far-right’s rise
Far-left party leader relishing the role of arbiter and kingmaker
If she wins the presidential run-off on April 24th the status of 5.2m foreigners living in France will be threatened
Macron goes into the second round on April 24th as frontrunner, and with a larger first-round vote than he won five years ago. But he is not assured of victory
President faces tricky act of wooing voters on right and left in France divided in three blocs
President under threat from far-right candidate on April 24th after underwhelming campaign
Election looked set to be a replay of 2017 but the president’s win is no longer a certainty
‘Extremist danger today is even greater than it was a . . . few years ago,’ cautions Macron
Podemos calls for diplomatic response to crisis as Sánchez moves to send weapons
Polls show Macron with a comfortable lead at 28 per cent in the first round, up from 25 per cent last month
French president’s low-key campaign signals second-term adherence to economic reforms
Paris Letter: ‘The invasion of Anglo-American subjects our language to mortal peril’
French conservative candidate ‘crossed Rubicon’ with reference to ‘great replacement’
Broader trends in French society should be working in the left’s favour – but it is failing to take advantage
Poll intended to whittle down number of left and Green candidates in presidential race
Far right and left parties have quietly been dropping their hardest eurosceptic policies
Migrants trying to reach Britain a source of tension between London and Paris for years
Socialist with immigrant roots has tough task to revive party’s post-Hollande fortunes
French president describes incident southern town of Tain-l’Hermitage as ‘isolated event’
‘Parliamentary fiasco’ claims as La République en Marche seeks to raise retirement age
Country-by-country guide to elections that saw modest gains for the far-right in many member states
Election was referendum on French president’s leadership but he limited damage
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