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French election 2024

France votes in the second round of legislative elections on Sunday. Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally party won the first round.

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Emmanuel Macron

The French 'behead their kings when they have to'

Journalist Gérard Foussier explains why he's an eternal optimist when it comes to French-German ties.
CultureMay 8, 2017
Frankreich Präsidentschaftswahl 2017 | Emmanuel Macron & Ehefrau Brigitte Trogneux

Brigitte Macron – The woman at his side

Who is France's new first lady?
PoliticsMay 8, 2017
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Watch: French presidential candidates thank their supporters

After a tense campaign for president, liberal Macron and far-right Le Pen address supporters to express their gratitude.
May 7, 201701:18 min
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Far right tries, and fails, to sway French election

French voters largely shrugged off a last-minute effort to smear liberal presidential candidate, Emmanuel Macron.
May 7, 201700:55 min
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First time voting for French youth

Yacine Ben Salem and Bilal Barka, 18, are proud to cast their ballots for the first time.
May 7, 201701:10 min
Frankreich Großkundgebung des französischen Präsidentschaftskandidaten Jean-Luc Mélenchon

The left's deafening silence

Brexit, Trump and now Marine Le Pen? A weak political left could boost right-wing populists in France's runoff election.
PoliticsMay 5, 2017
Euro coins on EU flag

Euro hits six-month high

The euro has extended its considerable gains ahead of this weekend's final round of the French presidential election.
BusinessMay 5, 2017
Frankreich Wahlplakate Macron und Le Pen 2. Runde

Who finances the candidates?

It's all the more interesting to find out where Macron and Le Pen are getting their money from.
BusinessMay 5, 2017
Frankreich Macron TV-Debatte

Macron or the abyss

Le Pen's win would be Berlin's catastrophe. Macron could also pose a problem.
PoliticsMay 5, 2017
Vladimir Chizhov

Moscow victim of 'anti-Russian hysteria'

Russia's diplomat in Brussels says Moscow has no preference between France's two presidential candidates.
PoliticsMay 4, 2017
Emmanuel Macron

Merkel pitches Macron over Le Pen again

Polls show pro-EU Macron, of the independent En Marche "movement," holding a strong lead over his far-right rival.
PoliticsMay 3, 2017
Frankreich | Präsidendschaftskandidat Jean-Luc Melenchon in Toulouse

Melenchon won't endorse anyone in French run-off

While Melenchon implied he will vote against Marine Le Pen in the final run off, he refused to endorse centrist Macron.
PoliticsApril 28, 2017
Berlin Kundgebung "Pulse of Europe"

France's election and the EU

The runoff election in France pits diametrical visions for Europe against each other.
PoliticsApril 25, 2017
Symbolbild Cyberangriff

Suspected Russia hackers 'targeted Macron'

Researchers say hacker group Pawn Storm has hacked the campaign of French presidential front-runner Emmanuel Macron.
Digital WorldApril 25, 2017
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@dwnews - French voters take to social media to show disregard from election results

PoliticsApril 25, 201703:49 min
Deutschland Börse Paris

Stocks rise on French election relief

European stocks surged and the euro briefly vaulted to five-month peaks after the market's favored candidate had won.
BusinessApril 24, 2017
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Holograms and video games: Melenchon's high tech campaign

The French far-left candidate has been using unconventional means to get his message across.
PoliticsApril 21, 201701:20 min
Daniel Barenboim

French elections: Star conductor warns against nationalism

The EU needs to more than economic ties to thrive, and should reactivate cultural exchange, says musician Barenboim.
CultureApril 21, 2017
Frankreich Henin-Beaumont Wahlplakat von Marine Le Pen

Inside the Le Pen 'laboratory'

The National Front has big economic plans for a poor coalmining town in northern France.
PoliticsApril 20, 2017
The village of Donzy in France

Even election augur can't predict how France will vote

The village of Donzy normally chooses the winner in French presidential elections. But even there voters are vacillating
PoliticsApril 13, 2017
Brigitte Foure, the mayor of Amiens

An industrial French town grapples with a shifting economy

An economy in transition has made a historically industrial town a Petri dish of French politics, Jake Cigainero finds.
PoliticsApril 12, 2017
Frankreich: Wahlkampfplakate zur Regionalwahl

Voters in France's rust belt voice anger at globalization

The industrial town of Amiens in northern France is something of a microcosm of voter sentiment. Ahead of the French presidential election, the wounds of deindustrialization run deep as Jake Cigainero explains.
PoliticsApril 6, 201706:21 min
French voters watch the presidential debate in Cafe des Phares in Paris

11 French contenders leave voters undecided

Many French voters remain undecided who to choose in the presidential election. The latest TV debate was little help.
PoliticsApril 5, 2017
Frankreich Emmanuel Macron

Inside Europe: The rocky road to the French elections

Hardly a week goes by without allegations surfacing regarding irregularities by candidates in the French presidential election. Francois Fillon has been indicted on suspicion of financial wrongdoing. Meanwhile anti-immigration candidate Marine Le Pen is accused of misusing European Parliament funds. Now the third frontrunner is coming under suspicion. This postcard from John Laurenson in Paris.
PoliticsMarch 23, 201702:11 min
Frankreich Wahlkampf Francois Fillon in Aubervilliers

French conservative party stands by Fillon

France's conservative Republicans party has affirmed its support for its presidential candidate Francois Fillon.
PoliticsMarch 6, 2017
Frankreich Wahlkampf | Republikanische Partei - Francois Fillon & Allain Juppé

Ex-PM Juppe says he won't run for the French presidency

Many conservatives favored Alain Juppe as an alternative rightwing candidate to replace scandal-hit Francois Fillon.
PoliticsMarch 6, 2017
Frankreich Francois Hollande in Villognon

Hollande: Le Pen victory a danger to Europe

Francois Hollande says it is his "ultimate duty" to try and prevent an election win by far-right leader Marine Le Pen.
PoliticsMarch 6, 2017
Obama2017 posters on the streets of Paris

Obama 2017 drive gathers steam in France

A petition to recruit the former US leader to run for French president has amassed thousands of signatures.
PoliticsMarch 1, 2017
Frankreich PK Francois Fillon

Inside Europe - Drama in French election campaign

The French are heading to the polls on April 23 for the first round of presidential elections. And it certainly isn't a dull campaign. This week, the conservative candidate Francois Fillon tried to claw back support after accusations that his wife and children had been paid for fake jobs. And he's not the only candidate dogged by problems. John Laurenson has this Postcard from Paris.
PoliticsFebruary 10, 201703:32 min
Supporters of Francois Fillon at a Paris rally for him

Fraud claims and uncertainty dominate French elections

France's presidential race has been marked by scandals, surprises and fluid allegiances, and it's only just begun.
PoliticsJanuary 30, 2017
Frankreich Wahlen Benoît Hamon

French Socialists choose Hamon

Left-winger Benoit Hamon has defeated former prime minister Manuel Valls in France's Socialist Party primary.
PoliticsJanuary 29, 2017
A picture of people voting in the Conservative Primaries in France in November 2016.

Inside Europe: Predicting the French elections

Lisa Bryant looks ahead at what might happen in the French elections in 2017 and ramifications for Europe as a whole.
PoliticsJanuary 9, 201705:17 min
Symbol Frankreich Wahl zur Nationalversammlung bureau de Vote Linksrutsch

French election: The major players

France is choosing a new president this year. DW takes a look at the major candidates.
PoliticsJanuary 8, 20175 images
Frankreich Premierminister Valls mit Innenminister Cazeneuve nach Kabinettssitzung

Cazeneuve named French PM after Valls quits

France's interior minister will replace Manuel Valls as prime minister, according to the French presidential office.
PoliticsDecember 6, 2016
Frankreich Wirtschaftsminister Emmanuel Macron

Macron to seek French presidency

The 38-year-old Macron is seen as a charismatic political newcomer who may be inclined to shake things up.
PoliticsNovember 15, 2016

Prosecutor wants Sarkozy to stand trial

The Paris state prosecutor has recommended Sarkozy face trial over alleged illegal funding of his failed 2012 campaign.
September 5, 2016
Frankreich Moschee in Lille

France's clashing visions of Muslim identity

The fledgling Union of French Muslim Democrats faces an uphill struggle in upcoming regional elections.
December 5, 2015
Frankreich Paris Departementswahlen Nicolas Sarkozy

Sarkozy's conservatives edge out Le Pen's National Front

Far-right National Front has remained adamant in its message despite underperforming.
March 23, 2015
Former French prime minister Francois Fillon and candidate to head the conservative UMP party, (Photo:Remy de la Mauviniere/AP/dapd)

Who really won?

Even after declaring a winner in a narrow leadership vote, France's opposition party remains split.
November 20, 2012

Unpopular Hollande

French President Francois Hollande is surrounded by bad news four months into his term.
September 29, 2012
Electronic stock board at the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Markets fall on eurozone votes

World stock markets slumped on Monday after elections in Greece and France heightened uncertainty about the eurozone's ability to fix its debt crisis. Germany moved into the focus of investors seeking safety.
May 7, 2012
Francois Hollande

French elections

On Sunday, voters in France cast their ballots in the presidential election run-off.
May 4, 2012
France's President and UMP party candidate for the 2012 French presidential elections Sarkozy speaks to supporters at La Mutualite meeting hall in Paris

French elections

Incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy appeals to the far right in a bid to win votes.
April 24, 2012
Francois Hollande, Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 French presidential election, waves to supporters in Tulle before his speech, after early results in the first round vote of the 2012 French presidential election

Advantage Hollande

The two top candidates were set to head back to the campaign trail just hours after the first round of voting in France's presidential election ended. The Socialist challenger has emerged as the front-runner.
April 23, 2012
Francois Hollande

French election

French socialist Francois Hollande wins the first round of the presidental poll.
April 23, 2012

Opinion: Time for a change

France's first election round is a severe blow for Sarkozy, says DW's Andreas Noll.
April 23, 2012
French Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande waves to onlookers

Hollande leads in French vote

Socialist candidate Francois Hollande is leading in the first round of the French presidential elections, but the extreme right has reached a record score.
April 22, 2012

Islamist attack aftermath

The deadly wave of recent terror attacks is changing the election landscape in France.
March 22, 2012
Francois Hollande, Socialist Party candidate for the 2012 French presidential election

Collision course

What will happen to Franco-German relations if Francois Hollande becomes the next French President?
March 16, 2012

French Election

President Sarkozy's ruling conservative party has suffered a setback in the first round of voting in local elections in France. Sunday‘s vote leaves it trailing slightly behind the opposition socialists.
March 10, 2008