Unveiled: Le Pen sets tone for French presidential election rentrée

Unveiled: Le Pen sets tone for French presidential election rentrée  euractiv.com

The premium that France pays to borrow over Germany, among the most-closely watched bond risk gauges, is near the highest since the days of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis in 2012. Nerves are also spilling into France’s stock and corporate debt markets, fueling underperformance versus international peers. Bloomberg's Al

From the latest polls to the primaries, via the key dates over the next eight months, how voting works and who is the favourite to win - here's what you need to know about France's presidential elections in 2027.

Given the electoral momentum of the far right and radical left, the prospect of a single candidate is now a pressing question on the left, centrist and right-wing blocs. Moderate voters may be tempted to cast a strategic vote in the first round for the candidate most likely to prevent a dreaded runoff between Marine Le

Given the electoral momentum of the far right and radical left, the prospect of a single candidate is now a pressing question on the left, centrist and right-wing blocs. Moderate voters may be tempted to cast a strategic vote in the first round for the candidate most likely to prevent a dreaded runoff between Marine Le

National Rally leader Marine Le Pen continues to dominate the field of prospective presidential candidates to replace Emmanuel Macron in next year's critical election, which is set to define French and European politics for years to come.

Republicans could be missing an important lesson from Sen. Darline Graham Nordone’s (R-SC) primary runoff win ahead of a tough midterm election. Maybe voters, including even Republican primary voters, are more interested in the economy and domestic issues than foreign affairs. That this may have proved true in a milita