2022 French Presidential Elections

Issued on: 11/01/2022 - 19:32 A major German maker of pressure washers and other cleaning equipment on Tuesday urged French politicians to stop referring to it amid a hotly contested…

Issued on: 10/01/2022 - 16:11 French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he will put thousands more police on the streets, at a time when the main challengers to him winning…

In a presidential campaign dominated by a revanchist and nativistic far right, Christiane Taubira’s presumptive run for the Elysée Palace has more than a soupçon of poetic license, of quiet rage against the dying of the…

The video sharing app has surged in popularity in France since 2020 especially among under 25s. Presidential candidates are seeing engagement on the platform soar as they court young voters ahead of the April election.…

Issued on: 05/01/2022 - 21:56 French President Emmanuel Macron surprised friend and foe alike on Tuesday when he said part of his Covid strategy was to “piss off” the unvaccinated…

Issued on: 03/01/2022 - 08:26 France’s far right claimed a “great patriotic victory” on Sunday after officials took down a temporary installation of the European Union flag from the…

The only candidate to have edged Emmanuel Macron in any poll for the all-important second round of the French presidential election, Valérie Pécresse has enjoyed surging ratings since she won the conservative Les…

Issued on: 15/12/2021 - 10:05 French President Emmanuel Macron is yet to declare he will run for a second term in next year's election, but his intentions are no longer in doubt and…

Issued on: 09/12/2021 - 02:11 French leader Emmanuel Macron visited the seat of the French collaborationist government during World War II on Wednesday, becoming the first president…

Issued on: 08/12/2021 - 22:42 The French Socialist party’s choice to run for president called on Wednesday for leftist parties to rally behind a single candidate in next April’s…