April 25, 2017
3:28 am

National Front leader Marine Le Pen addressing activists at the Espace Francois Mitterrand in Henin Beaumont, France, April 23, 2017. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images/JTA)

Why Marine Le Pen is confident she will be France’s next president

Macron’s victory in 1st round of elections has many assuming he will handily win the next stage, but things may not be so simple

By Cnaan Liphshiz

April 24, 2017
5:38 pm

French presidential election candidate Emmanuel Macron rat the Parc des Expositions in Paris, on April 23, 2017. (AFP Photo/Eric Feferberg)

France’s mainstream unites for Macron as Le Pen reaches for outsiders

Establishment candidates rejected by voters rally around centrist; far-right party plans to woo those who backed far-leftist

By Sylvie Corbet and Elaine Ganley

April 24, 2017
4:21 pm

Anti-fascists clash with police forces as they demonstrate in Paris on April 23, 2017, following the announcement of the results of the first round of the presidential election. (AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON)

Scores arrested in violent Paris election night protests

Police say 143 people detained at ‘anti-fascist, anti-capitalist’ demonstrations across France

By AFP

April 24, 2017
3:30 pm

Holocaust survivors light six torches representing the six million victims of the Nazi genocide during the opening ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum in Jerusalem, April 23, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Between never forget and never again

Speeches by leaders point to disputes over how to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, reflecting a continuing battle of past versus future

By Joshua Davidovich

April 24, 2017
9:25 am

French presidential election candidate for the En Marche ! movement Emmanuel Macron waves at the audience during a meeting at the Parc des Expositions in Paris, on April 23, 2017, after the first round of the Presidential election. (AFP PHOTO / Eric FEFERBERG)

Mainstream media flocks to back Macron over far-right Le Pen

Papers across Europe note collapse of traditional parties, look to ‘still unfamiliar’ centrist to stem populist surge

By AFP

April 24, 2017
6:42 am

A combination of picture made on April 23, 2017 shows French presidential election candidate for the En Marche ! movement Emmanuel Macron and French presidential election candidate for the far-right Front National (FN) party Marine Le Pen posing in Paris. (AFP PHOTO / Joël SAGET AND Eric Feferberg)

Tight, tense French presidential vote echoes around world

The future of Europe is at stake as centrist Macron and nationalist Le Pen head to a May 7 runoff

By AP

April 24, 2017
1:46 am

French presidential election candidate for the En Marche ! movement Emmanuel Macron, left (AFP/Eric FEFERBERG) and candidate for the Front National, Marine Le Pen (AFP/Joel SAGET) celebrating their respecive victories on April 23, 2017 after the first round of the Presidential elections. The two will face off on May 7.

France’s next leader: Centrist Macron vs. far-rightist Le Pen

With their starkly different world views, May 7 presidential runoff will be akin to a referendum on France’s EU membership

By John Leicester and Lori Hinnant

April 23, 2017
9:56 pm

A policeman stands guard near the campaign headquarters French presidential election candidate for the far-left coalition La France insoumise in Paris, on April 23, 2017, on the day of the first round of the presidential election. (Bertrand Guay/AFP)

Terror charges filed against suspects in French election plot

Police seize weapons and explosives in arrest of two men charged with planning an attack ahead of Sunday’s presidential vote

By AFP

April 23, 2017
3:24 pm

A memorial at Drancy, the biggest french concentration camp, seen on May 31 2010 . (Serge Attal /Flash 90)

Ashes to European ashes

As Israel readies to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, pundits also look to France, where voters may decide the fate of the Continent as the world knows it

By Joshua Davidovich

April 23, 2017
9:50 am

A person cast his ballot at a polling station in Strasbourg during the first round of the Presidential elections, April 23, 2017. (AFP Photo/Federick Florin)

French voters begin casting ballots in presidential nailbiter

Over 60,000 polling stations open for some 47 million eligible voters, who will choose between 11 candidates

By AFP and Times of Israel staff

April 23, 2017
7:50 am

Former French presidential election candidate for the far-left coalition La France insoumise Jean-Luc Melenchon on the campaign trail in eastern France, April 19, 2017. (AFP Photo/Sebastien Bozon)

Melenchon, France’s ‘unbowed’ hard-left candidate

The fiery Communist-backed eurosceptic vows to return ‘power to the people’ if he shocks the establishment to become president

By Gina DOGGETT

April 23, 2017
7:41 am

French presidential election candidate for the far-right Front National (FN) party Marine Le Pen at a press conference at her campaign headquarters in Paris, April 21, 2017. (AFP Photo/Lionel Bonaventure)

Le Pen: Far-right heir hopes to become France’s first female president

Propelled by anti-establishment fury that drove Brexit and Trump victories, ‘party of patriots’ leader is banking on rebranded ultranationalist rhetoric

By Clare BYRNE

April 23, 2017
6:47 am

French independent presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron speaking to the media in Berlin, Jan. 10, 2017. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images/JTA)

Macron, 39-year-old maverick of French politics, eyes the presidency

The centrist candidate, running in his first-ever election, could become the youngest French president in modern times

By Adam PLOWRIGHT

April 23, 2017
6:35 am

Francois Fillon visits the Chauvet pig farm in Chantenay-Villedieu, western France, December 1, 2016. (AFP/Jean-Francois Monier)

France’s Fillon hopes experience will trump scandal

Trailing in third place ahead of Sunday’s first round of presidential voting, the conservative Catholic former PM’s chances depend on voters overlooking recent graft charges

By Guy JACKSON

April 23, 2017
5:47 am

A French riot police officer carries flowers given to him by a demonstrator, in Paris, Saturday, April 22, 2017, a day before the country begins its two-round presidential election. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Security tight as France goes to the polls in presidential vote

50,000 police, 7,000 soldiers safeguarding Sunday’s election, with terrorism and a lackluster economy topping voters’ concerns

By Thomas Adamson

Topic: France

Why Marine Le Pen is confident she will be France’s next president

Macron’s victory in 1st round of elections has many assuming he will handily win the next stage, but things may not be so simple

France’s mainstream unites for Macron as Le Pen reaches for outsiders

Establishment candidates rejected by voters rally around centrist; far-right party plans to woo those who backed far-leftist

Scores arrested in violent Paris election night protests

Police say 143 people detained at ‘anti-fascist, anti-capitalist’ demonstrations across France

Between never forget and never again

Speeches by leaders point to disputes over how to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, reflecting a continuing battle of past versus future

Mainstream media flocks to back Macron over far-right Le Pen

Papers across Europe note collapse of traditional parties, look to ‘still unfamiliar’ centrist to stem populist surge

Tight, tense French presidential vote echoes around world

The future of Europe is at stake as centrist Macron and nationalist Le Pen head to a May 7 runoff

France’s next leader: Centrist Macron vs. far-rightist Le Pen

With their starkly different world views, May 7 presidential runoff will be akin to a referendum on France’s EU membership

Terror charges filed against suspects in French election plot

Police seize weapons and explosives in arrest of two men charged with planning an attack ahead of Sunday’s presidential vote

Ashes to European ashes

As Israel readies to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, pundits also look to France, where voters may decide the fate of the Continent as the world knows it

French voters begin casting ballots in presidential nailbiter

Over 60,000 polling stations open for some 47 million eligible voters, who will choose between 11 candidates

Melenchon, France’s ‘unbowed’ hard-left candidate

The fiery Communist-backed eurosceptic vows to return ‘power to the people’ if he shocks the establishment to become president

Le Pen: Far-right heir hopes to become France’s first female president

Propelled by anti-establishment fury that drove Brexit and Trump victories, ‘party of patriots’ leader is banking on rebranded ultranationalist rhetoric

Macron, 39-year-old maverick of French politics, eyes the presidency

The centrist candidate, running in his first-ever election, could become the youngest French president in modern times

France’s Fillon hopes experience will trump scandal

Trailing in third place ahead of Sunday’s first round of presidential voting, the conservative Catholic former PM’s chances depend on voters overlooking recent graft charges

Security tight as France goes to the polls in presidential vote

50,000 police, 7,000 soldiers safeguarding Sunday’s election, with terrorism and a lackluster economy topping voters’ concerns

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