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...Le Pen. For a while it seemed as though a dead heat were on the cards but, in the end, Macron took first place, with nearly 24%, ahead of Le Pen at just under 22%. [The Conversation] Republican candidate François Fillon and far-left contender Jean-Luc Mélenchon followed close behind, with Socialist Benoît Hamon trailing badly. Despite coming second, for Le Pen and her...

...Le Pen probably won’t be the next president of France, but the regional elections are proving that her Front National has truly become a major player. [Marine LePen at a 2008 event] Marine LePen in 2008 Le Pen’s party has taken 28% of the vote in the first of two rounds to elect regional assemblies. The right wing Republican Party, led by former president Nicolas...

...Le Pen. How did a man without an established party land the top job?...[A child celebrates Emmanuel Macron's victory in the 2017 French Presidential election] A child outside the Louvre celebrates Macron's victory After a tense and often antagonistic election campaign, Emmanuel Macron is to become the next president of France. The result is, of course, in all sorts of...