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Either candidate would lead France into uncharted territory, since neither comes from the mainstream parties that dominate parliament and have run the country for decades. (Photo: AFP)

France casts votes alongside feminist protests, blank ballots

Polls suggest centrist Emmanuel Macron is favoured to beat Le Pen in Sunday's runoff election.

7 May 2017 1:51 PM IST

Whoever wins Sundays vote it is set to cause profound change for France, the worlds sixth-biggest economy, a permanent member of the UN security council and a global military power. (Photo: AFP)

Macron, Le Pen face off as France elects president today

Polling day follows an unprecedented campaign marked by scandal, repeated surprises and a last-minute hacking attack on...

7 May 2017 11:07 AM IST

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen. (Photo: AFP)

In speech plagiarised from Fillon, Le Pen promises to pull France out...

3 separate spokesmen for Le Pen used the word wink' to describe the extracts copied word for word from Fillon.

2 May 2017 9:09 PM IST

The two top rankers in Sundays vote will face off on May 7 for the second and final round of voting. (Photo: AP)

Voting continues in France, recent attacks may influence outcome

Polls opened at 8 am local time on Sunday across the country, with initial results expected in the evening.

23 April 2017 3:58 PM IST

The cable was sent after President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order restricting travel from six Muslim-majority countries. (Photo: AP)

Paris attack will help far-right candidate Le Pen in election: Donald...

'She's the strongest on borders, and she's the strongest on what's been going on in France,' Trump said.

22 April 2017 10:30 AM IST

A voter picks up ballots before voting for the second round of parliamentary elections, in Lyon, central France. (Photo: AP)

France parliamentary election turnout low so far

At midday during the first round voting last Sunday, turnout was 19.2 percent overall, the first-round vote saw record...

18 Jun 2017 5:54 PM IST

French Far-right leader presidential candidate Marine Le Pen (Photo: AP)

France's Le Pen struggles with fear of far-right

Her task was underlined on Friday when her party removed Jean-Francois Jalkh after reported comments about a Holocaust...

28 April 2017 8:52 PM IST