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Marine Le Pen speaks during an interview with Reuters in Paris. In an interview with Reuters ahead of Sunday’s decisive second round, Le Pen reaffirmed she wanted to take France out of the euro and said she hoped the French people would have a national currency in their pockets within two years. REUTERS/Charles Platiau


France Has a Leader, But Not Yet an Opposition

France Has a Leader, But Not Yet an Opposition

When I arrived in France a week ago, many Americans were asking whether this election was going to be the French Brexit, and Marine Le Pen the French Trump. Given the strength of Emmanuel Macron’s lead in the polls, I thought this was the wrong question. France, in...
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French President-elect Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech in front of the Louvre Palace in Paris following his victory in Sunday’s elections. (AFP)


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


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Emmanuel Macron, head of the political movement En Marche !, or Onwards !, and candidate for the 2017 presidential election, is pictured through a window of his hotel during a campaign visit in Rodez, France, May 5, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau