The first round of the 2017 French presidential election—the most unpredictable in decades—was held yesterday (April 23). The unpopular incumbent, Francois Hollande, did not seek a second term. With ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Former French presidential candidate Francois Fillon and his wife Penelope will face trial over the fake jobs scandal that destroyed his 2017 campaign, a judicial source said on ...

After the final ballots had been cast, counting got underway leading to the pro-EU centrist candidate, Emmanuel Macron declaring a victory in the French presidential elections as widely expected.

France election results; Erie Hack; statehouse update ideastream: Earlier this week, Vincent Michelot, professor of American politics and emeritus director of Sciences Po Lyon in France, came to Case ...

It was the scandal that turned the 2017 French presidential election on its head, sweeping away the favourite and allowing relative newcomer Emmanuel Macron to romp home. Former French prime minister ...

French President Francois Hollande leaves a polling station in Tulle, during the second round of the 2017 French presidential election (Reuters) Outgoing French President Francois Hollande on Sunday ...

PARIS (AP) Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right populist Marine Le Pen advanced Sunday to a runoff in France’s presidential election, remaking the country’s political system and setting up a ...