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French presidential candidates Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron. (AFP)

‘Arab Voice’ in France to Vote for Macron

by Michel Abu Najm and Ulfat Qaddara | May 6, 2017 | World

Paris – French law prohibits carrying out surveys and opinion polls based on race or religion, so it is therefore difficult to reach conclusive results on who Arabs or Muslims will vote for in Sunday’s presidential elections. There are some five or six million...

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French presidential election candidates Francois Fillon, Emmanuel Macron, Jean-Luc Melenchon, Marine Le Pen and Benoit Hamon pose before a debate. (AFP)

French Presidential Candidates Hold Final Debate ahead of Sunday Polls

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 21, 2017 | World

Paris – The eleven candidates running in the French presidential elections held a final televised debate on Thursday night ahead of the first round of the polls that will take place on Sunday. Each of the candidates was given 15 minutes to address the French people in...

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French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon. (AFP)

Jean-Luc Melenchon: ‘Rebel Leftist’ Seeking French Presidency

by Michel Abu Najm | Apr 15, 2017 | Features

Paris – If there is a need to demonstrate that Jean-Luc Melenchon, the French presidential candidate who has been described as the “rebellious France”, has started to affect his three rival candidates, one need only observe how all three of them have simultaneously...