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25 Apr 2022

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.

Emmanuel Macron

11 Apr 2022

Macron, rival Le Pen head to April 24 French presidential election runoff

Pollsters have predicted a very tight runoff, with 51% for Macron and 49% for Le Pen. The gap is so tight that victory either way is within the margin of error.

Emmanuel Macron

05 Apr 2022

Macron's far-right rival reaches all-time high in presidential 2nd round poll

Less than one week ahead of the first election round, Le Pen`s focus on the declining purchasing power of middle- and lower-income voters has paid off.

10 Jul 2017

Russia causing cyber mayhem, should face retaliation: Ex-UK spy chief

Russia denies allegations from governments and intelligence services that it is behind a growing number of cyber attacks on commercial and political targets around the world, including the hackings of recent US and French presidential election campaigns.

French Presidential election

09 May 2017

Macron victory is 'good news' for trade-reliant Asia: IMF

Emmanuel Macron's victory in the French presidential election is "good news" for trade-reliant Asia as it eases fears of rising protectionism in Europe, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday.

08 May 2017

Donald Trump says looks forward to working with France's Emmanuel Macron

US President Donald Trump has congratulated Emmanuel Macron on his "big win" in the French presidential election and said he looks forward to working with him, downplaying the tacit support he had offered to the centrist leader's main rival Marine Le Pen ahead of the polls.

Emmanuel Macron

08 May 2017

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.

Emmanuel Macron

08 May 2017

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.

08 May 2017

Sensex tops 30,000-mark; Nifty reclaims 9,300-level

The benchmark BSE Sensex hit 30,000-mark while the NSE Nifty reclaimed the 9,300-level in mid-session trade Monday on widespread gains tracking a firm trend in global stocks.

Emmanuel Macron

08 May 2017

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.

French Presidential election

08 May 2017

Euro hits 6-month high, world stocks firm after Macron wins French presidential election

The euro hit a six-month high against the dollar on Monday while Asian shares gained and US stock futures briefly touched a record high, on investor relief after centrist Emmanuel Macron comfortably won the French presidential election.

Emmanuel Macron

08 May 2017

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.

French elections

08 May 2017

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.

Emmanuel Macron

05 May 2017

France's Emmanuel Macron says has chosen PM

French presidential election favourite Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he had already chosen the name of his future prime minister -- but even the person concerned has not been told.

21 Apr 2017

Marine Le Pen loses ground to Emmanuel Macron in French election race: Poll

French centrist Emmanuel Macron is set to come out on top in the first round of France`s presidential election on Sunday as far right leader Marine Le Pen fell further behind him in an Elabe poll published on Friday.

21 Mar 2017

French interior minister Bruno Le Roux called to meet PM Bernard Cazeneuve over hiring of young daughters

French Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux was summoned to meet the prime minister on Tuesday over reports he hired his student-age daughters for summer jobs while a member of parliament, an official at Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve`s office said.

09 Mar 2017

Le Pen seen ahead in first round of French election, losing second - Poll

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is seen well ahead in the first round of the presidential election but losing the second round by a wide margin to independent centrist Emmanuel Macron, an opinion poll showed on Thursday.

Nicolas Sarkozy

21 Nov 2016

Nicolas Sarkozy knocked out of French presidential race

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy crashed out of the presidential election on Sunday, suffering a humiliating defeat in the first round of the rightwing primary.

18 Nov 2016

Sarkozy and Juppe in danger in French right-wing race

Alain Juppe, 71, entered the two-month-long contest with polls showing him to be France`s most popular politician

Francois Hollande

15 Nov 2016

Francois Hollande proposes to extend French state of emergency till May

President Francois Hollande on Tuesday proposed extending France's year-old state of emergency to May, to cover the next presidential election.

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