Is Macron’s “multispeed Europe” the future of the EU?
The French president has proposed an inner core of heavily integrated EU states, with a looser grouping that includes all…
ByEmmanuel Macron
At the age of 39, in 2017, Emmanuel Macron became the youngest president of the French Fifth Republic. He had only founded his centrist political party, En Marche, in April 2016. In April 2022 he won a second term as president of the EU’s second-largest economy, which no French president had achieved in 20 years. He studied at the prestigious Henri IV high school in Paris, and he studied philosophy and later attended the École Nationale d’Administration. Find our latest news and comment here.
Could Emmanuel Macron be forced to appoint Jean-Luc Mélenchon as prime minister?
An electoral pact between the main parties of the left aims to win a parliamentary majority in June's elections.
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Emmanuel Macron’s win can’t hide a fractured France
The battle lines between the metropolitan middle classes and those who are excluded from the benefits of his “globalised” vision…
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Will Emmanuel Macron finally turn green rhetoric into radical action?
The French president is making ambitious climate claims. But will his poor track record improve in his second term?
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Emmanuel Macron defeats Marine Le Pen
Macron has triumphed over his far-right rival to become the first president to win re-election in 20 years.
Are we about to see a “new era” for Macron?
The French president claims he will govern differently for his second term.
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Macron wins re-election: Live results and analysis
Live data, commentary and analysis on the second round of France’s presidential election.
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Exclusive: Macron on course for re-election, final poll before voting suggests
The president has courted left-wing voters by pledging to make the environment a cornerstone of his second term.
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Improved Le Pen fails to land knockout blow against Macron in TV debate
The far-right leader bettered her 2017 performance, but not enough to create the momentum her presidential campaign needs.
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Macron courts left-wing voters in Marseille to see off Le Pen
The French president is targeting supporters of Jean-Luc Mélenchon with pledges on the environment.
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In accusing Putin of genocide, Biden may have a point
Intention is a key determinant of genocide, and the purpose of Russia’s war is to eradicate the Ukrainian identity.
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Exclusive polling: Emmanuel Macron strengthens his position after the first round of the French election
A YouGov and Datapraxis poll shows a swing towards the president as France readies for his showdown against Marine Le…
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At Macron’s election night there is relief and trepidation about the task ahead
Despite doing better than expected in the first round, there is a realisation that the run-off campaign could go either…
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Five takeaways from the first round of the French presidential election
Left-wing voters who backed Jean-Luc Mélenchon will be critical to the final result.
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Will left-wing voter apathy in France hand Marine Le Pen electoral victory?
Voters on the left have been ground down enough to think that a Le Pen presidency would “shake things up”.
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French election 2022: Live results and analysis
Live data, commentary and analysis on the first round of France’s presidential election.
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Exclusive polling: Marine Le Pen on 49 per cent of the vote for French president
The far-right leader is closer than she has ever been to power, a YouGov and Datapraxis poll shows.
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Could Marine Le Pen really win the French presidency?
The far-right leader’s longstanding strategy of pushing left on economic issues appears a wise choice amid a cost-of-living crisis.
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Macron could face left-winger in run-off as French voters turn focus to presidential election
If enough left-wing supporters vote tactically for Jean-Luc Mélenchon, he may be able to squeak through to the second round.
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In the long shadow of De Gaulle
As France's presidential election nears against the backdrop of war, our writer travels from the Channel to the Mediterranean.
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