2022 French presidential election
Macron versus Le Pen: What happens next in the French presidential election race?
We now know who will face each other in the crucial election run-off to decide the next president of France. The race for the Elysée is about to get very tense, so what happens next?
'Not a single vote': Losing candidates urge French voters not to back Le Pen
Several of the losing candidates in the first round of the presidential election called on French voters to back Emmanuel Macron, however there were two defeated candidates who called on supporters to back Marine Le Pen.
'Momentous' - The new French citizens voting for the first time
Millions of people headed to polling stations across France to vote in the first round of the presidential election on Sunday. Among them are thousands of new French citizens who took nationality in the last four years. We spoke to some of them prior to polling day.
Low turnout in French election adds to uncertainty
Participation in the first round of the French presidential vote stood at 65 percent at 5pm on Sunday, the interior ministry said, down sharply from the same point in the 2017 election.
Voting starts as Macron seeks new term in tight French election
France voted on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election projected to produce a run-off rematch between incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen that will be far tighter than their duel five years ago.
French election: Join our live blog for all the results on Sunday
France goes to the polls on Sunday, April 10th, with the results of the first round of the presidential election expected on Sunday evening.
French elections 2022: What happens on Sunday and when do we get the results?
France goes to the polls on Sunday, April 10th, in the first round of voting to elect its next president - here's what happens on the day and in the weeks that follow.
'We could do worse than Macron' - the view from France's bellwether village
Two and half hours' drive south of Paris, Donzy - a small commune in Nièvre - has found fame as a national bellwether that has correctly picked the winner of every presidential election since 1981.
PODCAST: Could Marine Le Pen become the next French president?
With less than a week to go until polling day, the new episode of Talking France looks at the 'Le Pen surge' in polling and analyses whether she can really win - and what a President Marine Le Pen would mean for France, and for Europe.
Le Pen pledges to fine Muslim women who wear headscarves in public
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has vowed to issue fines to Muslim women who wear headscarves in public, should she be elected as the next president of France.
OPINION: A Le Pen presidency in France would be a bigger disaster than Brexit or Trump
A moribund and dull French election has woken up with a vengeance, to the point where a victory for far-right candidate Marine Le Pen is now a possibility. John Lichfield looks at whether this is likely, and what it would mean for France.
Why do French elections normally have two rounds?
When the French choose their next president, they go to the polls not once, but twice. Here's why France has a two-round voting system and what effect that has on the country's elections.
The 12: Meet all of France’s Presidential candidates
Voters in France head to the polls on Sunday for the first round of what appears to be an increasingly tense Presidential election.
How has Marine Le Pen come within reach of the French presidency?
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has surged in the polls and is likely to face incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron in a tight second round. Her journey to this point has been nothing if not turbulent.
What is the legacy of Macron's first term as President of France?
French President Emmanuel Macron is running for reelection with the first round vote set for Sunday. His first term saw him usher in major reforms against a backdrop of domestic and international crises.
France's main left-wing presidential candidate reappears as a hologram
Jean-Luc Mélenchon, a veteran figure of the political left in France, was beamed into several cities as a hologram on Tuesday -repeating a stunt he pulled off during the 2017 presidential race.
France's Macron targets Le Pen over ties to Russia
French President Emmanuel Macron has accused his far-right rival, Marine Le Pen, of being too close to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
ANALYSIS: Could Marine Le Pen win the French presidential election?
Pre-election polling suggests that the gap between incumbent president Emmanuel Macron and his closest rival Marine Le Pen is narrowing. We spoke to experts to ask how likely it is for the far-right candidate to win power.
French election: Polls show Macron and Le Pen neck-and-neck in second round
Latest polls on the French presidential election indicate that incumbent president Emmanuel Macron and his far-right challenger Marine Le Pen will compete in an increasingly close race in the second round of voting.
Sarkozy's name jeered at French election rally
The name of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was jeered at an election rally of his right-wing Republicans party on Sunday, reflecting anger at his decision not to join campaigning ahead of next weekend's vote.
Macron warns of Brexit-like shock in French election rally
French president Emmanuel Macron dangled the possibility of a Brexit-like debacle in his campaign rally on Saturday, ahead of the first round of presidential election voting.
Macron holds first rally as France election race tightens
President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday holds his first rally of the French election campaign, with far-right rival Marine Le Pen eating into what once seemed his unassailable lead barely a week ahead of the ballot.
Macron rallies campaign team as Le Pen gains in polls
President Emmanuel Macron made an unannounced visit to his campaign headquarters to warn supporters to take nothing for granted in France's presidential election after polls showed his lead over Marine Le Pen narrowing, a source said on Thursday.