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Centrist French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron. (AFP)
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Greenpeace activists unfurled on May 5 a banner on the Eiffel Tower protesting against far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen. (AFP)
Security Concerns Raised after Greenpeace Unfurls Political Banner on Eiffel Tower
Greenpeace activists unfurled a political banner in broad daylight on the Eiffel Tower in Paris creating security concerns among the city’s police ahead of Sunday’s presidential elections. Paris’s police chief called emergency talks after a dozen activists from...Caption:
French presidential election candidate for the En Marche ! movement, Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during a campaign meeting at the Place du Vigan in Albi southwestern France, on May 4, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / PASCAL PAVANI
The Lessons of the French Elections
As the French go to the polls Sunday to elect their new president, Europe and beyond it will be watching with some trepidation. An upset victory by the hard-right finalist Marine Le Pen could cast a thick shadow of doubt over the future of the European Union at a time...Caption:
French presidential election candidate for the far-right Front National (FN) party, Marine Le Pen (L) and French presidential election candidate for the En Marche ! movement, Emmanuel Macron pose prior to the start of a live brodcast face-to-face televised debate. AFP PHOTO
Macron, Le Pen Trade Charges in Angry Live Debate
French presidential candidates, far-right Marine Le Pen and centrist Emmanuel Macron, traded accusations as they disagreed over their vision of France’s future. The French rivals clashed over terrorism, the economy and Europe in an ill-tempered television...Caption:
Marine Le Pen attends a meeting focused on civil works in Paris, France, February 23, 2017. (Reuters)