Party of France’s president-elect begins assembling new kind of democracy

Transfer of power from outgoing president Francois Hollande to take place next weekend

How France slowly, but surely, came round to the idea of a Macron presidency

Paris Letter: Presidential election chat reveals the discreet charm of the bourgeoisie

Centrist has promised to end France’s two-party system designed by de Gaulle

Landmark first-round result in presidential poll remakes France’s political landscape

Move could help conservative party The Republicans come from behind in opinion polls

Director of France’s oldest polling company thinks Le Pen will be defeated in run-off

Field is clear for centrist Emmanuel Macron to take on Marine Le Pen

Corruption scandal consumes conservative nominee weeks before voting begins

French conservative party abandons attempted move against presidential nominee

Markets continue to price in probable rate rise by the US Federal Reserve next week

Former prime minister tells supporters it is too late for him to unite scandal-riven party

The beleaguered conservative presidential candidate attracts thousands of supporters

Opinion poll puts centrist candidate ahead of Marine Le Pen in first round of presidential race

Supporters are fleeing Francois Fillon as Emmanuel Macron presents his manifesto

Conservative candidate says summons over scheme is ‘political assassination’

Far-left candidate easily beats Valls in primary as Fillon struggles over scandal

Former favourite for presidency François Fillon discredited by payments made to wife

France candidate under investigation over news that wife was paid €600,000 as aide