Socialists and Les Republicains risk being torn apart in scrabble for votes in June polls
French president promises a ‘more independent France’
Re-election of French president Emmanuel Macron hailed by European leaders
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
Macron’s rival for French presidency would push foreign policy that would sunder West
Far-left party leader relishing the role of arbiter and kingmaker
President faces tricky act of wooing voters on right and left in France divided in three blocs
Polls show Macron with a comfortable lead at 28 per cent in the first round, up from 25 per cent last month
Extreme right-wing presidential candidate fined €10,000 for tirade against migrants
The anti-immigrant polemicist Éric Zemmour is threatening to steal Marine Le Pen’s far-right cloak
Six months before the presidential election a poll shows newcomer could be pitted against Macron
As he shifts into re-election campaign mode, the French president can boast of having given the EU fresh impetus over the last four years
EU Brexit negotiator one of several candidates from centre-right Les Républicains
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