France between presidential and parliamentary elections
The new president's policy will largely depend on results of the latter
2017 presidential elections in France
Macron calls Trump, Merkel, Erdogan
A day after winning the elections, new French President Emmanuel Macron called leaders of five countries. He called US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Turkish …
Paris police use tear gas, rubber bullets against anti-election rally protesters
Police in the French capital have used tear gas and rubber bullets against participants of an anti-election rally a day after the presidential runoff vote resulting in Emmanuel Macron's victory, Sputnik reports. A …
Nearly 150 arrested in post-election protests in Paris overnight – police
Some 300 protesters gathered in the Menilmontant district, one of Paris’s most popular neighborhoods in the north of the city, after Macron was elected as France’s new president, RT reported citing French media. …
Iranian Foreign Ministry congratulates Macron on election
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi expressed his congratulations to centrist Emmanuel Macron, who defeated far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in Sunday's French …
France announces final polling results of presidential election
Independent candidate Emmanuel Macron won the second round of the French presidential election with 66.1% of the votes, the French Interior Ministry said, after all ballots have been processed. According to the …
Putin congratulates Macron on victory in French presidential election
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated French President-elect Emmanuel Macron on winning the second round of the election, the Kremlin said. "The President of Russia confirmed his readiness …
Macron wins France’s presidential elections
Leader of the En Marche! movement Emmanuel Macron won the second tour of presidential elections in France with 66.06% of the vote, France interior ministry said on Monday after 100% of ballots were counted. …
Polls open for second round of French presidential election
Polls opened for the final round of French presidential election. Almost 70,000 polling stations are working today in Metropolitan France. Museums offer free entrance to visitors with a stamped voter's card and taxi …
France: a fateful Sunday
The last chance for political survival of traditional political elites and pro-European France
Italy Is Europe's Next Big Problem
Europhiles in Italy are busily looking for an Italian Macron
Le Pen announces eurosceptic French PM pick, if she wins election
Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen announced that she would name a eurosceptic from outside her National Front party as prime minister if she captures France’s presidency in the May 7 run-off. In a …
France: problem of next president
None of the candidates in case of victory can hope for a quiet presidency
It is time for Turkey, EU to cooperate
The only way of preventing racism from gaining further footing is for Christian and Muslim democrats
That is why Macron to be next French President
World reacts as Le Pen and Macron get set to battle for presidency
Kremlin: Russia respects choice of French people
Russia is ready to work on building up good relations with France and respects the choice of the French people made during the presidential election, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "We support building up …
Riots in Paris: anti-fascists fight police after election results announced
Radical anti-fascist protesters have clashed with armed police in Paris after hearing the news that Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron appear to have made it through to the run-off in the presidential election in …
Macron to face Le Pen in second round of France's presidential election
The leader of the En Marche! movement, Emmanuel Macron, has topped the first round of the French presidential election and will face the far-right Front National’s Marine Le Pen. Macron topped …
France votes in presidential election
French citizens are voting for their next President on Sunday following a volatile campaign period that was overshadowed by a terror attack on police in Paris last week. With 11 names on the ballot, no one candidate is expected to win an outright …
Macron and migrants
Le Pen’s globalist rival thinks newcomers renew French society