Emmanuel Macron loses absolute majority in French parliament, his minister calls it 'democratic shock'
Macron became in April the first French president in two decades to win a second term but he presides over a deeply disenchanted and divided country where support for populist parties on the right and left has surged.
Jun 20, 2022, 09:50 AM IST
1 Minute 1 Khabar: Protests erupt in France after Macron's win
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Apr 26, 2022, 10:28 AM IST
Emmanuel Macron wins France's presidential election
Macron has once again win the presidential election in France. Macron got 58.2 percent of the vote. Marina La Pene got 41.8 percent of the vote.
Apr 25, 2022, 07:48 AM IST
Emmanuel Macron the mould-breaker - France's youngest leader since Napoleon
Emmanuel Macron's election represents a long-awaited generational change in French politics where the same faces have dominated for years.
May 08, 2017, 10:56 AM IST
Brigitte Macron was Emmanuel's drama teacher when he was 15 - Know more about French First Lady
Set to enter the Elysee presidential palace as First Lady, Brigitte Macron will keep coaching her husband, but on a bigger stage now.
May 08, 2017, 10:54 AM IST
A Who`s Who of Emmanuel Macron`s inner circle
Centrist Emmanuel Macron who was elected on Sunday to be France`s youngest leader since Napoleon mostly relied on a small group of 30-somethings to plot his run for the presidency.
May 08, 2017, 10:13 AM IST
Emmanuel Macron wins French presidency, to sighs of relief in Europe
With virtually all votes counted, Emmanuel Macron had topped 66 percent against just under 34 percent for Marine Le Pen - a gap wider than the 20 or so percentage points that pre-election surveys had suggested.
May 08, 2017, 08:48 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi 'looks forward' to working with Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron, 39, defeating Marine Le Pen yesterday, created history by becoming the youngest president in the 59-year history of the French Fifth Republic.
May 08, 2017, 08:40 AM IST
EU's Juncker hails French for choosing 'a European future'
"Happy that the French chose a European future," Juncker said on Twitter, after Macron defeated far right candidate Marine Le Pen who favoured withdrawing from the European Union.
May 08, 2017, 00:11 AM IST
Pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron elected French president: Estimates
The victory caps an extraordinary rise for the 39-year- old former investment banker, who will become the country's youngest-ever leader.
May 08, 2017, 00:00 AM IST
Tense France picks new president in landmark vote
The run-off vote pits the pro-Europe, pro-business Macron against the anti-immigration, anti-EU Le Pen, two radically different visions that underline a split in Western democracies.
May 07, 2017, 22:34 PM IST
Macron vs Le Pen: Second round of voting in French Presidential Elections today
The second round of voting for Presidential election in France will be held on Sunday and opinion polls have shown the centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron bagging around 62 percent votes.
May 07, 2017, 09:19 AM IST
Barack Obama endorses Emmanuel Macron for French presidency
Former US president Barack Obama endorsed Emmanuel Macron for the French presidency, praising the centrist frontrunner`s "liberal values" in a video posted Thursday on the candidate`s website.
May 04, 2017, 18:59 PM IST
French Socialist candidate admits 'historic drubbing'
Hamon, who came in fifth according to projections, urged his supporters to vote for first-placed centrist Emmanuel Macron in a May 7 run-off.
Apr 24, 2017, 00:34 AM IST
Marine Le Pen demands closure of all Islamist mosques in France
It was unclear whether the Thursday night attack would tip the balance of the vote in favour of Marine Le Pen, who has vowed to take a tough line on "Islamic terrorism".
Apr 22, 2017, 09:10 AM IST
Fillon's party apologises for anti-Semitic attack on French rival Macron
Francois Fillon`s party has apologised for tweeting a caricature of Emmanuel Macron, his main rival in the race to be France`s next president, that Fillon himself admitted was anti-Semitic, adding to a row of controversies around his campaign.
Mar 13, 2017, 10:12 AM IST
France's Le Pen launches election bid with vow to fight globalisation
France`s far-right party leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday told thousands of flag-waving supporters chanting "This is our country!" that she alone would protect them against Islamic fundamentalism and globalisation if elected president in May.
Feb 05, 2017, 22:05 PM IST
Fillon grabs narrow poll lead for French presidential nomination
Ipsos contacted 9,574 people on Friday, of whom 807 had firm plans to vote in Sunday`s first round.
Nov 19, 2016, 17:08 PM IST
