Tag: Marine Le Pen

Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Five more years for Macron, but never with so many protest votes

Emmanuel Macron was reelected president of France on Sunday with 58,5% of votes cast against the 41,5% of Marine Le Pen. However, it can also be said that it was the victory of the less bad of the two candidates in the runoff, given the level of abstention rate, 28,1%, the highest since 1969.
Monday, April 25th 2022 - 08:00 UTC
France: Macron reelected but LePen's number of votes raises concern

France's centrist President Emmanuel Macron of the Republic on the March (LREM) was re-elected Sunday for another five-year term at the helm of the Elysée Palace, clearly surpassing far-right candidate Marine LePen of the National Rally (RN) in the runoff by 58.5% of the votes against 41.5%.
Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:36 UTC
French runoff, a choice between Macron’s unexciting centrism and Le Pen’s unsullied Trumpism

By Gwynne Dyer – French President Emmanuel Macron won the first round of the presidential election on Sunday, but he’s still in trouble. He knew he would be. Here’s what he said on Saturday.
Monday, May 27th 2019 - 08:29 UTC
Marine Le Pen wins her symbolic duel with President Macron

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen won her symbolic duel with President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday, as euro-sceptic forces made strong gains in the EU parliamentary election.
Monday, May 8th 2017 - 05:25 UTC
Landslide wins for Macron, 66% to 34%; France's elected president managed to create a wave of optimism

Emmanuel Macron, the independent candidate who has been elected as France's next president following his Sunday runoff 66% to 34% victory over Marine Le Pen, has triggered a political earthquake in his country's politics, and his performance will be closely monitored by other EU members, particularly Germany and Italy, facing similarly challenging elections.
Saturday, May 6th 2017 - 12:27 UTC
Macron should be next French president; En Marche could become largest party in June's legislative elections

Independent French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron extended his lead in the polls over his far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Friday, the final day of campaigning in a tumultuous election race. Sunday's election is seen as the most important in France for decades, with two diametrically opposed views of Europe and France's place in the world at stake.
Thursday, May 4th 2017 - 06:56 UTC
French presidential candidates' debate: plenty of insults and no substance

Independent Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen traded barbs and insults Wednesday night in their first and final head-to-head debate ahead of Sunday’s presidential runoff.
Wednesday, May 3rd 2017 - 05:46 UTC
High abstention in the range of 25% threatens French presidential runoff

Fears that a high abstention rate could help far-right candidate Marine Le Pen in France's presidential runoff strengthened on Tuesday when two-thirds of far-left supporters said they intend to abstain or cast a blank ballot. An internal survey of supporters of defeated far-left firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon showed only 35% would back pro-EU centrist Emmanuel Macron, Le Pen's rival and the frontrunner.
Tuesday, April 25th 2017 - 07:19 UTC
Marine Le Pen steps down as party leader to reach out to voters of defeated candidates

Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has announced that she is stepping aside as leader of her National Front (FN) party. The move comes just a day after she reached the second round of the French election, where she will face centrist Emmanuel Macron. Ms Le Pen told French TV she needed to be above partisan considerations.
Monday, April 24th 2017 - 07:53 UTC
Macron is favorite over Le Pen to win the French presidential runoff in May

The independent pro Europe Emmanuel Macron will face far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a run-off for the French presidency on 7 May, near-final results show. With 96% of votes counted from Sunday's first round, Mr. Macron has 23.9% with Ms Le Pen on 21.4%.