French far-right leader Marine Le Pen came under assault from all sides in a presidential election debate that provided a test of centrist Emmanuel Macron’s ambitions to be leader.
Le Pen and Macron, the two leading candidates according to opinion polls with just over a month to go before voting begins, traded barbs in the televised debate watched by nearlyRead more
Dutch legislative elections on Wednesday set the stage for votes in France and Germany that also took place against a background of euroskeptic or anti-immigrant sentiments boosted by Brexit.
The Dutch election, which has been overshadowed by the diplomatic crisis between The Netherlands and Turkey, could see the anti-euro, anti-Islam Party of Freedom (PVV) score its best result since itsRead more
French presidential candidate Francois Fillon was given preliminary charges Tuesday in an investigation of taxpayer-funded jobs his wife and children received but allegedly never performed.
The charges further damage the former prime minister's chances at winning the two-round April 23-May 7 presidential election in which he once was viewed as the leading contender.
Investigating judges filed the charges Tuesday, CelineRead more
Companies may bar staff from wearing Islamic headscarves and other visible religious symbols under certain conditions, the European Union's top court ruled on Tuesday, setting off a storm of complaint from rights groups and religious leaders.
In its first ruling on a hot political issue across Europe, the Court of Justice (ECJ) found a Belgian firm which had a ruleRead more
French presidential candidate Francois Fillon has defended his radical economic plan and proposed a measure to clean up politics, two days before a key meeting with judges investigating him over a fake jobs scandal.
The struggling conservative, who was hit by new allegations of financial impropriety over the weekend, said that if elected in May, he would hold his governmentRead more
French presidential contender Francois Fillon was put under formal investigation on Tuesday morning over his wife's fake job allegation, according to local reports.
"The indictment took place on Tuesday morning, and the hearing was brought forward in order to ensure that it would take place under peaceful conditions," Antonin Levy, one of Fillon's defense lawyers was quoted as saying byRead more
Centrist Emmanuel Macron would come out ahead of far right leader Marine Le Pen in the first round of France’s presidential election before going on to win a runoff vote against her, a Harris Interactive poll showed on Thursday.
Macron would win 26 percent of the vote in the April 23 first round followed by Le Pen with 25 percent,Read more
Former French prime minister Alain Juppe ruled out a run for the French presidency on Monday, boosting embattled right wing party colleague Francois Fillon whose campaign has been thrown into chaos by a fake job scandal.
Juppe, 71, was the most likely candidate to replace Fillon and try to unite their deeply divided Republicans party only seven weeks from theRead more
As the French presidential election veers from scandal to farce, the beleaguered centre-right candidate Francois Fillon is desperately fighting to stay in the race despite being enfeebled by imminent criminal charges and the mass defection of supporters.
Mr Fillon, previously favourite to take the socialist Francois Hollande’s place at the Elysee, was buoyed by a large turnout of sympathisers atRead more
France's embattled presidential hopeful Francois Fillon on Monday won "unanimous" support from his Republicans party, putting him firmly back in the driver's seat after veteran conservative Alain Juppe rejected calls to stand in his place.
"The political committee, after a wide-ranging exchange, unanimously renewed its support for Francois Fillon," Senate speaker Gerard Larcher told reporters after around 20 party seniorsRead more