French presidential race

France's Le Pen faces expanded EU funding probe: Report

French far-right leader Le Pen lost to Emmanuel Macron in last year`s presidential race.

Mar 04, 2018, 21:51 PM IST

Macron, Le Pen ahead in French presidential race: Projection

Macron was projected to score 23-24 percent, with Le Pen at 21.6-23 per cent, according to several polling institutes.

Apr 24, 2017, 00:39 AM IST

Conservative Francois Fillon wins French rightwing primary

Partial results showed him winning 67 percent of the vote with results counted from 9,193 polling stations out of 10,229.

Nov 28, 2016, 02:28 AM IST

Francois Fillon says France wants `action`, vows to unite country

France wants the truth and France wants action.

Nov 28, 2016, 02:11 AM IST

Francois Fillon in five key proposals

He also wants to increase the minimum retirement age from 62 to 65 years for most people. 

Nov 28, 2016, 01:57 AM IST

Alain Juppe concedes defeat in French presidential primary

Speaking as partial results showed a resounding victory for Fillon, Juppe wished his opponent "good luck" in his campaign to become France`s next leader in elections next year.

Nov 28, 2016, 01:54 AM IST

France's Francois Fillon, buoyed by debate, heads for finish line

Today, Fillon held a rally in Paris where he hoped to draw up to 10,000 people, while Juppe was campaigning in the eastern city of Nancy.

Nov 26, 2016, 00:34 AM IST

France's greens pick candidate for 2017 presidential race

France`s green party EELV on Monday elected MEP and former Greenpeace activist Yannick Jadot as its candidate for next year`s presidential election.

Nov 08, 2016, 03:54 AM IST