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A man looks at campaign posters of the 11th candidates who run in the 2017 French presidential election in Enghien-les-Bains, near Paris, France. (Reuters)

Ballot Boxes Open in French Presidential Elections

by Michel Abu Najm | Apr 23, 2017 | World

Paris – The French presidential elections got underway on Sunday with voters heading to 67,000 ballot boxes distributed throughout the country in wake of the dark shadow of the terrorist attack that hit Paris on Thursday night. Given the serious threats, the French...

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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...

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Marine Le Pen will be hoping to continue to defy the odds in a
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What if Marine Le Pen Wins French Elections?

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 10, 2017 | World

Paris – What if far-right candidate Marine Le Pen wins the French presidential elections? A question asked by voters who oppose the far-right wing two weeks before the anticipated event, amid surveys suggesting that Marine Le Pen will make it to the second...

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French presidential candidates during the television debate on April 4, 2017. (AFP)French presidential election candidate for the far-left New Anticapitalist Party (NPA) Philippe Poutou refused to take part in the family picture. / AFP PHOTO / POOL AND AFP PHOTO / Lionel BONAVENTURE

Macron, Le Pen Still Leading Polls after ‘Historic’ Presidential Debate

by Michel Abu Najm | Apr 6, 2017 | World

Paris – All 11 candidates for the French presidency held a debate on Tuesday night, the first of its kind in the European country. The four hours of debate, which drew in six million viewers, saw candidates clash over economy and redefining France’s place in...