France's Le Pen faces expanded EU funding probe: Report
French far-right leader Le Pen lost to Emmanuel Macron in last year`s presidential race.
Mar 04, 2018, 21:51 PM IST
Emmanuel Macron the mould-breaker - France's youngest leader since Napoleon
Emmanuel Macron's election represents a long-awaited generational change in French politics where the same faces have dominated for years.
May 08, 2017, 10:56 AM IST
Brigitte Macron was Emmanuel's drama teacher when he was 15 - Know more about French First Lady
Set to enter the Elysee presidential palace as First Lady, Brigitte Macron will keep coaching her husband, but on a bigger stage now.
May 08, 2017, 10:54 AM IST
A Who`s Who of Emmanuel Macron`s inner circle
Centrist Emmanuel Macron who was elected on Sunday to be France`s youngest leader since Napoleon mostly relied on a small group of 30-somethings to plot his run for the presidency.
May 08, 2017, 10:13 AM IST
Emmanuel Macron wins French presidency, to sighs of relief in Europe
With virtually all votes counted, Emmanuel Macron had topped 66 percent against just under 34 percent for Marine Le Pen - a gap wider than the 20 or so percentage points that pre-election surveys had suggested.
May 08, 2017, 08:48 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi 'looks forward' to working with Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron, 39, defeating Marine Le Pen yesterday, created history by becoming the youngest president in the 59-year history of the French Fifth Republic.
May 08, 2017, 08:40 AM IST
France's Emmanuel Macron says has chosen PM
French presidential election favourite Emmanuel Macron said on Friday he had already chosen the name of his future prime minister -- but even the person concerned has not been told.
May 05, 2017, 14:09 PM IST
Gloves off in French election as Le Pen aide slams Macron
Global markets reacted with relief to Sunday`s outcome which broke a pattern of anti-establishment election shocks in which Britons voted to quit the European Union and Donald Trump was elected U.S. president.
Apr 25, 2017, 00:10 AM IST
Macron, Le Pen ahead in French presidential race: Projection
Macron was projected to score 23-24 percent, with Le Pen at 21.6-23 per cent, according to several polling institutes.
Apr 24, 2017, 00:39 AM IST
Security dominates French election after shooting
The killing of a policeman by a suspected Islamist militant pushed national security to the top of the French political agenda on Friday, two days before the presidential election.
Apr 22, 2017, 18:39 PM IST
Marine Le Pen demands closure of all Islamist mosques in France
It was unclear whether the Thursday night attack would tip the balance of the vote in favour of Marine Le Pen, who has vowed to take a tough line on "Islamic terrorism".
Apr 22, 2017, 09:10 AM IST
France's Le Pen says euro exit 'wouldn't be a chaos'
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen sought on Sunday to reassure voters concerned over her plans to withdraw the country from the euro zone, saying it "wouldn't be chaos" and she would seek "well-prepared" talks with other European Union countries.
Mar 26, 2017, 18:10 PM IST
Not seeking to influence presidential race in France: Putin on meeting Le Pen
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Kremlin is not seeking to influence the presidential race in France, but has the right to meet with representatives of the country`s political parties.
Mar 24, 2017, 23:25 PM IST
France's Le Pen loses ground in poll after state employee comments
An apparent threat by far-right leader Marine le Pen to punish state employees who "persecute" political opponents may have eroded her support.
Mar 04, 2017, 09:26 AM IST
Marine Le Pen loses immunity over Islamic State tweets
The European Parliament has revoked French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen`s immunity for tweeting pictures of violence by Islamic State (IS) terror group.
Mar 02, 2017, 18:47 PM IST
France's Le Pen hails 'new world' after Trump win
Le Pen described the Republican's win as a "victory of the people against the elite" and said she hoped a similar outcome could be achieved in French polls.
Nov 13, 2016, 18:41 PM IST
