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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 468

French presidential election

Centrist candidate and French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with supporters after a campaign rally Friday, April 22, 2022 in Figeac, southwestern France. (Benoit Tessier, Pool via AP)
April 24, 2022, 6:29 am
France votes in election showdown between centrist Macron, far-right Le Pen
Macron favored to win another five-year term, but outcome is far from certain in election that could have far-reaching repercussions for Europe and the war in Ukraine
By Sylvie Corbet
A picture shows screens displaying a live televised debate between incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen (R), broadcasted on French TV channels TF1 and France 2, in a viewing room at the studios hosting the debate in Saint-Denis, north of Paris. (Ludovic Marin/AFP)
April 22, 2022, 2:24 pm
France’s Macron appears to use Yiddish in debate with Le Pen
Incumbent president seem to says ‘oy, oy, oy’ while arguing with far-right rival about national debt, but some suggest he actually used similar sounding French term ‘aïe’
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen are headed for a presidential election rematch in France. (Ludovic Marin,Stephane De Sakutin/AFP via Getty Images, JTA)
April 20, 2022, 9:46 am
Key French-Jewish institutions endorse Macron, fueling debate on role in politics
CRIF and Consistoire have become increasingly partisan over past decade; CRIF warns that individual freedoms, social diversity, tradition and France’s stability at stake on Sunday
By Cnaan Liphshiz
France's far-right candidate for the 2022 presidential election Eric Zemmour speaks during the show "France in the Face of War," in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, March 14, 2022. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
April 13, 2022, 10:23 pm
French Jews allegedly targeted by texts from campaign of far-right Zemmour
Pair of Jewish groups planning to file police complaint claim the candidate, who failed to advance past first round of voting, illicitly obtained a list of Jews in France
By Cnaan Liphshiz
French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour addresses a press conference ahead of the April 10 French presidential election's first round, on March 23, 2022, in Paris. (Bertrand Guay/AFP)
March 24, 2022, 3:55 pm
French far-right presidential hopeful sued for denying Nazis rounded up gays
Legal complaint alleges Eric Zemmour ‘distorted history to support his homophobic positions’ by claiming in manifesto that deportations of homosexuals to camps were a ‘legend’
By Guillaume DAUDIN
French far right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour cheers the crowd during his first rally, in Villepinte, north of Paris, France, December 5, 2021. (Rafael Yaghobzadeh/AP)
March 11, 2022, 10:26 am
8 accuse Jewish far-right French presidential candidate Zemmour of sexual abuse
Women report incidents of sexual misconduct dating back as far as 1999 in TV exposé; 7 accusers had already come forward and are now joined by an 8th woman; Zemmour denies charges
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Supporters of French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen wave flags during a campaign rally, February 5, 2022, in Reims, eastern France. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
February 6, 2022, 12:22 am
As April vote nears, French far-right presidential hopefuls fight for limelight
At back-to-back rallies, rivals Marine Le Pen and Eric Zemmour square off in effort to gain supporters and highlight their anti-immigration, anti-Islam positions
By AP
This file photo taken on December 4, 2021 shows French President Emmanuel Macron briefing reporters at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coastal city of Jeddah. (Thomas Samson/AFP)
January 8, 2022, 6:17 pm
Anxiety over history and identity shadows French presidential fight
Upcoming vote in April has been marked by repeated clashes over the national narrative
By Joris FIORITI
Supporters of French far-right media pundit and 2022 presidential candidate Eric Zemmour waves French national flags during a campaign rally in Villepinte, near Paris, on December 5, 2021. (Julien De Rosa/AFP)
January 6, 2022, 7:48 pm
France bans extreme-right group over violence against anti-racists at Zemmour rally
Decree says Zouaves Paris group propagated ‘openly racist discourse;’ members blamed for attacks on protestors at Jewish far-right presidential candidate’s campaign event
By AFP
French far-right media pundit Eric Zemmour speaks to members of London's French community at the ILEC Conference Centre in west London, November 19, 2021. (Tolga Akmen/AFP)
December 5, 2021, 6:50 am
Far-right Zemmour set to hold first rally as French presidential candidate
Police gear up for potential clashes at exhibition center outside Paris between supporters of the Jewish media pundit, counter-demonstrators
By Anne Renaut and Adrien de CALAN
French far-right media pundit Eric Zemmour giving the middle finger to a woman who insulted him after a visit in Marseille, southern France, on November 27, 2021. (Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)
November 30, 2021, 3:14 pm
Five ways France’s Jewish far-right presidential candidate sparks controversy
Eric Zemmour advocates theory that immigration’s goal is to push out native Europeans, says Islam ‘incompatible with French values,’ laments feminism’s dislike of groping of women
By Adam PLOWRIGHT
Screen capture from video showing French far-right media pundit Eric Zemmour delivering a speech to announce his candidacy for the 2022 Presidential election in a video broadcast on his Youtube channel, on November 30, 2021 in Paris. (YouTube / AFP)
November 30, 2021, 2:35 pm
Jewish far-right pundit Zemmour launches French presidential bid
Fiercely anti-immigration and seen by critics as a racist, candidate says he will ‘save’ France, but his popularity has waned following an initial surge in polls
By Stuart Williams and Adam PLOWRIGHT
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting at the US Embassy, Thursday, May 25, 2017, in Brussels. (AP/Evan Vucci)
May 25, 2017, 9:04 pm
Trump handshake showdown with France’s Macron
The French president held on a moment too long as knuckles turned white during their first encounter
By AP and ToI Staff
French President Francois Hollande seen at a ceremony marking the anniversary of the abolition of slavery on May 10, 2017, at the Jardins du Luxembourg. (AFP Photo/Pool and AFP Photo/Eric Feferberg)
May 14, 2017, 8:58 am
Hollande’s presidency marked by terrorism, love scandal
Backlash over economic reforms, intervention in African conflicts also prominent during outgoing president’s tenure
By Beatrice Le Bohec
French President-elect Emmanuel Macron (C) gestures as he leaves an event for La Republique En Marche party candidates at the entrance of the Quai Branly museum on May 13, 2017, in Paris. (AFP Photo/Charly Triballeau)
May 14, 2017, 8:57 am
Macron set to take office as French president
Following inauguration, political newcomer expected to name his PM, meet with Merkel on Monday
By Guy JACKSON
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