Call for French minister to resign over former prostitute’s claim

Sophie Spatz alleges Gérald Darmanin coerced her into sex with promise of letter

France: The right regroups

The election of Laurent Wauquiez as leader at the weekend was an encouraging sign for a traumatised organisation

Fall in Macron’s popularity encourages Wauquiez

Hard right leader Laurent Wauquiez poised to take over conservative Les Républicains

Quarter of Macron’s cabinet ministers resign on ethical grounds

French president plunged into first government crisis as four ministers step down

Macron continues to defy expectations with poll absolute majority

French president has made impressive start but big challenge is to motivate jaded voters

Macron’s party wins absolute majority in French assembly

Level of abstention breaks all records as 58 per cent of electorate fail to vote

Macron marches on

French elections

France’s Socialist Party in throes of legislative election disaster

The party of Mitterrand and Jaurès is set to lose 90% of its nearly 300 seats

Macron’s party set for landslide in parliamentary elections

French president’s movement takes 32% of vote in first round marred by record abstention

Polls predict only crumbs for opponents in Macron’s ‘sky blue’ assembly

President’s La République En Marche poised to win absolute majority in elections

Emmanuel Macron launches talks on French labour law reform

Move to tackle trade unions represents the first major test of Macron’s presidency

Emmanuel Macron seeks majority in France’s legislative elections

Next month’s vote appears likely to result in young, inexperienced assembly

Macron’s team: a careful blend of age, gender and background

Men and women, politics and civil society get equal billing in new French government

Candidates line up to be part of Macron’s En Marche! movement

Party of France’s president-elect begins assembling new kind of democracy

Macron cabinet selections show strategy of divide and rule

President-elect boosted as former socialist prime minister Manuel Valls joins ticket

In France’s ‘third round’, things could get very interesting

If Macron wins the presidency, might he have to govern with a PM from the other side?

Politics make a convivial topic at the French dinner table

Paris Letter: Presidential election chat reveals the discreet charm of the bourgeoisie

Macron broke French politics – now he must fix it

Centrist has promised to end France’s two-party system designed by de Gaulle

Macron stands at gates of the Élysée in a fractured France

Polls strongly back En Marche! founder for second round but he cannot get complacent

‘What a sad election’: French voters reflect on a divisive campaign

In Paris’s 12th district, only one voter is enthusiastic – and no Le Pen voter can be found

French election: The polls, the candidates, the issues

The presidential election starts on Sunday. How will it work? Who’s in the race?

‘This campaign stinks’: France goes to the polls

Extreme right, extreme left and extreme dishonesty have characterised France’s presidential election campaign

Optimists backing Macron in French presidential election

Pollsters say voters divided between pro-globalisation and ‘fortress France’ camps

Fillon predicts ‘chaos’ for Europe if Le Pen wins election

French conservative candidate in eye of ‘fake jobs’ scandal lays out European credentials

Up to 11m French viewers tune in to first presidential debate

Le Pen was aggressive and sarcastic, Fillon showed poise, and Macron appeared a novice

French presidential election favourite faces onslaught in TV debate

Emmanuel Macron accused by Marine Le Pen of ‘mind-boggling emptiness’

French election is ‘unthinkable, unprecedented’ says pollster

Director of France’s oldest polling company thinks Le Pen will be defeated in run-off

French election: the right implodes

Field is clear for centrist Emmanuel Macron to take on Marine Le Pen

Fillon survives heave attempt as Juppé rules himself out of race

French conservative party abandons attempted move against presidential nominee

François Fillon stages defiant rally as his campaign struggles

The beleaguered conservative presidential candidate attracts thousands of supporters

Macron gets poll boost in French election as Fillon crisis deepens

Opinion poll puts centrist candidate ahead of Marine Le Pen in first round of presidential race

As Fillon’s campaign stumbles, Macron seizes the spotlight

Supporters are fleeing Francois Fillon as Emmanuel Macron presents his manifesto

French farmer convicted of helping migrants to cross border

Bringing people across border is ‘an honour, not a sacrifice’, says local hero Herrou

Sarkozy to appeal decision to send him for trial over campaign

Former French president could face year in jail or fine if convicted over election financing

Francois Fillon admits ‘error’ but refuses to quit French race

Former favourite for presidency offers robust defence in fake jobs scandal

France asks whether François Fillon can ride out scandal

Presidential contender sinks in polls as nation agog at ‘Penelope-gate’ jobs scandal

Emmanuel Macron’s ambitions received boost from ‘exotic’ Royal

Presidential candidates thrash out alliances while Fillon struggles with wife’s job scandals

French socialists choose Benoit Hamon as presidential nominee

Far-left candidate easily beats Valls in primary as Fillon struggles over scandal

French election to be showdown between Macron and Le Pen

Former favourite for presidency François Fillon discredited by payments made to wife

Emmanuel Macron gains support in French presidential race

The Independent candidate has growing momentum despite Marine Le Pen’s taunts

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