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

Macron set to name new French prime minister by mid-May

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

French election: A tumultuous campaign leaves Macron poised

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

Politics make a convivial topic at the French dinner table

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

Macron broke French politics – now he must fix it

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

French election: Marine Le Pen to face Emmanuel Macron in runoff

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

Juppé backs Fillon’s French presidential bid after criticising him

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

French election is ‘unthinkable, unprecedented’ says pollster

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

French election: the right implodes

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

France election analysis: Fillon goes rogue in family melodrama

Corruption scandal consumes conservative nominee weeks before voting begins

Fillon survives heave attempt as Juppé rules himself out of race

French conservative party abandons attempted move against presidential nominee

US and European shares make sluggish start to week

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

Juppé says he will not replace Fillon in French presidential race

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

François Fillon stages defiant rally as his campaign struggles

The beleaguered conservative presidential candidate attracts thousands of supporters

Macron gets poll boost in French election as Fillon crisis deepens

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

As Fillon’s campaign stumbles, Macron seizes the spotlight

Supporters are fleeing Francois Fillon as Emmanuel Macron presents his manifesto

French election: Fillon to stay in race despite ‘fake jobs’ charges

Conservative candidate says summons over scheme is ‘political assassination’

French socialists choose Benoit Hamon as presidential nominee

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

French election to be showdown between Macron and Le Pen

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

François Fillon’s presidential hopes in turmoil over payments scandal

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

Moderate France looks to Fillon to halt rise of far right

Former prime minister set to take on Marine Le Pen as socialist infighting continues

Fillon favourite for French presidency after primary landslide

Juppé concedes defeat in conservative contest while rival goes on to challenge Le Pen

France: Fillon and Juppé clash for chance to take on Le Pen

François Fillon in pole postion to become presidential candidate for Les Républicains

Fillon beats Juppé in French presidential candidacy debate

Conservative ex-prime minister promises ‘electric shock’ for France in TV exchange

Fillon poised to be conservative candidate in French election

Former prime minister’s big win in Sunday’s primary seen as return of traditional right

Fillon’s win a turning point in French presidential election

PM under Sarkozy based comeback on €110bn in spending cuts and social conservatism

Nicolas Sarkozy knocked out of French presidential primary

Ex-president says he will back frontrunner François Fillon in Les Républicains runoff

Trump’s election on many French voter’s minds

France faces a wave of populism that has emboldened Marine Le Pen

Donald Clarke: Is it too early for a review of this terrible year?

Trump, Marine Le Pen, Syria: nothing makes sense as Utopian ambition crumbles into atavistic nationalism

French conservative primary becomes three-horse race

Nicolas Sarkozy, Alain Juppé and François Fillon vie for chance to counter rise of Le Pen

Emmanuel Macron declares candidacy for French presidency

Former economy minister’s announcement antagonises rivals on left and right

French election: Parties seek a candidate to beat La Trump

Marine Le Pen of the Front National would prefer to do battle with former president Nicholas Sarkozy of the Republicans

World leaders react to Donald Trump’s shock win

Vladimir Putin hopes incoming president can ease ‘crisis’ in US-Russia ties

Solution to European Parliament intrigue could be Mairead McGuinness

Fine Gael MEP seen as leading contender to succeed Martin Schulz as president

French officials begin evacuation of Calais ‘Jungle’

Calm prevails throughout camp as first buses depart for reception centres across the country

France’s Juppe says UK border should be moved to England

French presidential hopeful says he would push border with UK from Calais to England

Conservative candidates set out stalls in French presidential race

Ex-prime minister Alain Juppé edges ahead of six rivals in Les Républicains TV debate

Disliked François Hollande spills all on love and enemies

French president says political right is ‘steeped in revenge, reaction, regression’

Alain Juppé only candidate who could defeat Marine Le Pen, study shows

For now, a left-wing candidate has little chance of getting to the second round

Nicolas Sarkozy may be tried for illegal campaign financing

Prosecutor believes former French president knew of €18m in bogus bills sent to UMP

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