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People walk across Place de la Concorde on the eve of the French presidential election in Paris, France, May 6, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard


France Votes for a New President

France Votes for a New President

Paris – Amidst tight security measures, French electors will be back to ballot boxes today in the second and decisive round of presidential elections, which will determine the president for the next five years. Emmanuel Macron – highly possible to win – would be...
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Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron. (AFP)


Emmanuel Macron: France’s Super Star

Emmanuel Macron: France’s Super Star

Paris – At 8:00 pm on Sunday night, French television channels will display the image of the new president of the country who will succeed Francois Hollande and lead the country for the next five years. Up until this moment and if opinion polls are to be trusted, all...
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French far-right leader Marine Le Pen. (AFP)


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Emmanuel Macron, candidate in France’s 2017 French presidential election, delivers an address for French nationals in London, Britain, February 21, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville


Macron Policy in Middle East

Macron Policy in Middle East

Paris – The world watched anxiously the results of the first round of French presidential elections given their consequences on the future of the European Union (EU) and France foreign policy in the Middle East. French electors have chosen the centrist candidate...
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A combination picture shows portraits of Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, who will run in the second round of the 2017 French presidential election. (Reuters)


French Presidential Elections: Hitting Below the Belt

French Presidential Elections: Hitting Below the Belt

Paris – Electoral campaigns for the second round of presidential elections, which will take place on May 7, kicked off Monday, witnessing an exchange of “strikes below the belt” between parties supporting centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron on one side and far-right...