2022 French Presidential Elections

Issued on: 05/02/2022 - 14:57 France’s dueling far-right presidential candidates are holding back-to-back campaign rallies Saturday,…

The spectre of Russian invasion is fanning fears of war in Eastern Europe. In France, the Ukraine crisis is a hot political topic for the candidates jockeying for…

Issued on: 02/02/2022 - 12:14 As France's presidential election approaches, some aspiring candidates say they are still striving to…

Issued on: 01/02/2022 - 16:24 France's President Emmanuel Macron plans to wait before officially declaring he will seek a second…

Issued on: 30/01/2022 - 16:05 A four-day "people's primary", to pick a left-wing candidate for the French presidency from a divided…

The fate of France’s Jews during World War II has become an unlikely topic of debate in the run-up to the French presidential election, exhumed by a revisionist…

French voters who signed up for an online People’s Primary will begin choosing their preferred presidential candidate in four days of voting starting Thursday via…

Issued on: 17/01/2022 - 15:18Modified: 17/01/2022 - 15:19 A French court on Monday found far-right presidential hopeful Eric Zemmour…

Issued on: 16/01/2022 - 11:59 On more than one occasion, Valérie Pécresse, the presidential candidate for the conservative Les…

Issued on: 15/01/2022 - 13:08 France's well-liked former justice minister Christiane Taubira on Saturday launched her bid to unify…