The latest polls indicate that Marine Le Pen – who has pledged to reverse Macron’s pension reform – would be the front-runner in the next French election.
Cynicism reigns in France’s capital on election day.
The far-right candidate struggled to match the President’s attention to detail, but there was no knockout blow.
Daily Briefing: President Macron will need to win over left wing voters if he wants to keep his key to the Elysee.
Two of the legs of France’s three-legged stool have fallen off and no one knows if it can – or how – it can be fixed.
The Republicains and Socialists have suffered a big defeat. It’s now up to those who voted for Melanchon’s Left-wing France Unbowed party to decide whether Macron becomes the first president since Chirac to win another term.
Daily briefing: Until recently, Emmanuel Macron looked unassailable. Now his supporters are worried.
If Marine Le Pen or Jean-Luc Mélenchon pull off a surprise upset, it would be a disaster for European unity.
Lingering resentments in left-behind French regions could yet derail the President’s bid for a second term.
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