Emmanuel Macron faces dilemma over decision on pension reform
President risks strikes if he pushes ahead or accusations of being a spendthrift if he stalls
President risks strikes if he pushes ahead or accusations of being a spendthrift if he stalls
French president has now lost the three heavyweight ‘ministers of state’ appointed after his election
The French president is looking for Irish parties to join his new European bloc
The tag ‘président des riches’ has stuck in a country that invented the guillotine
French president plunged into first government crisis as four ministers step down
Men and women, politics and civil society get equal billing in new French government
Former president Nicolas Sarkozy warns president-elect ‘the hard part starts now’
Transfer of power from outgoing president Francois Hollande to take place next weekend
French presidential candidate seeks to distance himself from deeply unpopular incumbent
Director of France’s oldest polling company thinks Le Pen will be defeated in run-off
Independent candidate would win French election 61% to 39%, latest survey finds
Front National leader’s popularity continues to grow, despite scandal over assistants
Centrist heavyweight says France needs ‘exceptional response’ to ‘extreme risk’
Presidential contender sinks in polls as nation agog at ‘Penelope-gate’ jobs scandal
Nicolas Sarkozy, Alain Juppé and François Fillon vie for chance to counter rise of Le Pen
Call for ‘French-German engine’ to deal with fallout of result that ‘seriously tests Europe’
Paris Letter: Attempt to change the spelling of some words stirs a social media storm
Parisians reeling after gunmen strike during editorial meeting of satirical Charlie Hebdo
Infighting is order of day in France’s main conservative party UMP
UMP party beset with problems but still favourite to retake the Élysée in 2017
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Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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