France’s presidential fight between Macron and Le Pen enters final hours: ‘It’s a choice between cholera and ebola today’ D-Day in France Emmanuel Macron is in pole position to win re-election in France’s presidential runoff today, but his lead over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen depends on how many voters decide to stay at home. A victory in today’s run-off vote would make Macron the first French president in 20 years to win a second term. [...]
Macron has not spoken to Putin since the Bucha massacre France-Russia relations France’s president Emmanuel Macron has not spoken to Vladimir Putin since the massacre in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. The politician, who is seeking re-election, was heavily criticised for engaging with the Kremlin, speaking to its leader 18 times since December. “Since the massacres we have discovered in Bucha and in other towns, the war [...]
Macron calls for cap on ‘shocking’ exec pay as French president faces election battle with Le Pen FRENCH ELECTION Emmanuel Macron has called for a cap on blockbuster executive pay, in his campaign to be re-elected president of France. Macron said a €19m pay packet for the boss of carmarker Stellantis was “shocking and excessive,” as he makes his case in the run-up to the final vote for the French presidency. The politician is [...]
French Election 2022: Le Pen backs ‘rapprochement between Nato and Russia’ April 14, 2022 French presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen has committed to a “rapprochement between Nato and Russia” if she gets elected. The right-wing candidate, who is facing off against incumbent Emmanuel Macron on 24 April, made her comments after a poll showed her as being on 47 per cent, to her rival’s 53. She said at a [...]
French Election 2022: Macron accuses Le Pen of secret ‘Frexit’ plan April 13, 2022 French president Emmanuel Macron has accused his right-wing rival Marine Le Pen of a secret ‘Frexit’ plan. The head of state made his comments as polls predicted a tight race for the top job, which comes to a head on 24 April. Speaking at a rally in eastern France, he said Le Pen is disguising [...]
13 days that will define the future of France: Macron and Le Pen begin ruthless battle to become president April 11, 2022 Centrist Emmanuel Macron was heading this morning to an economically depressed area of northern France where a majority of voters chose his opponent, far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, close to her electoral stronghold of Henin-Beaumont. Meanwhile, Ms Le Pen’s National Rally officials will meet today to plan strategy ahead of the second round of voting, [...]
French presidential race: Macron and Le Pen through to second round April 10, 2022 Exit polls have shown that Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen are through to the next round of the French Presidential election race. Whilst each poll is slightly different, the BBC has reported that Macron held 28.1 per cent of the votes in the first round, far-right Le Pen scored 23.3 per cent. Left leaning [...]
D-Day in France as 48m voters go to the polls: Victory for Marine Le Pen looms as Macron feels the heat from far-right favourite April 10, 2022 Up to 48 million eligible voters will be choosing one of 12 candidates today as polls have opened across France for the first round of the country’s presidential election. President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a second five-year term, with a strong challenge from the far right and seeking to counter nationwide voter apathy. Polls opened [...]
Days after comparison to ‘negotiating with Hitler’, Macron’s dialogue with Putin is ‘splitting Nato’ April 7, 2022 Days after Poland accused France’s president of “negotiating with Hitler” by speaking to Vladimir Putin, France has now been accused of “splitting Nato” with its continued attempts to talk with Russia. Its president Emmanuelle Macron has been keeping an open dialogue with Moscow’s leader, along with Germany. Putin has been accused of war crimes, a [...]
Macron accused of ‘negotiating with Hitler’ by Poland’s PM after talks with Putin April 4, 2022 French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of “negotiating with Hitler” by Poland, after holding a series of 17 talks with Vladimir Putin since December last year. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki hit out at the French leader for engaging with the Kremlin amid international efforts to isolate Moscow while it wages war in Ukraine. [...]