Marine Le Pen

Sunday’s presidential election is weighing heavily on French natives in Cork

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In the runoff between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, French voters could hardly have a clearer choice

French voters must choose between ‘extreme centre’ and far right in presidential poll

Ryanair soars 5% as bullish forecasts from US carriers help aviation stocks take off

Lighter moments punctuate intense TV debate that highlights chasm between the candidates

French president claims far-right candidate has ‘dependence’ on Russian leader

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced a reckoning – but Vladimir Putin retains powerful friends in the West

CRH drives 2% rise on Iseq as banks edge up

Incumbent attempts to convince sceptical leftists to back him in presidential election

Debate set to be most important event in run-up to the April 24th presidential election

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Report alleges far-right leader and her father misused almost €620,000 when MEPs

If Macron is re-elected, it will be less because of what he is than what he is not: a crypto-fascist

Runoff will reveal whether he broke the mould or facilitated far-right’s rise

Macron’s rival for French presidency would push foreign policy that would sunder West

Far-left party leader relishing the role of arbiter and kingmaker

If she wins the presidential run-off on April 24th the status of 5.2m foreigners living in France will be threatened

Macron goes into the second round on April 24th as frontrunner, and with a larger first-round vote than he won five years ago. But he is not assured of victory

Investors are fearful but the most likely outcome remains another win for Macron

Iseq advances 1.1% as Irish market bucks wider European trend

President faces tricky act of wooing voters on right and left in France divided in three blocs

President under threat from far-right candidate on April 24th after underwhelming campaign

Election looked set to be a replay of 2017 but the president’s win is no longer a certainty

‘Extremist danger today is even greater than it was a . . . few years ago,’ cautions Macron

Rising inflation and concern about further sanctions sees heavy sell-off on international bond markets

Iseq index advances 1.5 per cent to 7,289.09

Polls show Macron with a comfortable lead at 28 per cent in the first round, up from 25 per cent last month

French president’s low-key campaign signals second-term adherence to economic reforms

Move shows how control of France’s far-right is up for grabs amid rift in Le Pen family

Paris Letter: ‘The invasion of Anglo-American subjects our language to mortal peril’

French conservative candidate ‘crossed Rubicon’ with reference to ‘great replacement’

Despite widespread mockery French president masterfully extracts ‘dual commitment’

Broader trends in French society should be working in the left’s favour – but it is failing to take advantage

Costa has won plaudits for turning around Portugal’s post-crisis economy

Far right and left parties have quietly been dropping their hardest eurosceptic policies

Despite criticism French president shares large EU states’ desire to form world power

Extreme right-wing presidential candidate fined €10,000 for tirade against migrants

French president’s swipe at the unvaccinated exposes divisions to his right

French president’s use of vulgar verb in relation to unvaccinated sparks controversy