Marine Le Pen

Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen have won the first round of the French election, polls say.

Demonstrators have criticised Marine Le Pen for being a 'pretend feminist'.

Voters will choose their next president just days after a terrorist attack.

The presidential race kicks off in France a day after early voting was held in overseas French territories.

French presidential election frontrunner 'the strongest on what's been going on in France' after terror attack.

French presidential candidates end their campaigns early as mark of respect.

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 share average advances 0.8% to 18.576.24 points at mid-day.

Marine Le Pen and Francois Fillon used filters during Q&As.

Far-right Front National leader says she would have avoided Charlie Hebdo and Bataclan attacks.

Emmanuel Macron has less than a week to show that he is the 'something different' France says it wants.

The French presidential candidate is accused of paying party members from European Parliament funds.

The French presidential candidate said that left-wing extremists were responsible for the damage.

The young MP is described as the National Front's secret weapon.

The eaterie is a hive of discussion as its clientele ponder the upcoming vote.

Governed by far right mayor Robert Ménard, this historic city is what France might look like under Marine Le Pen.

A working class city of 1.2 million, voters are so unimpressed by all five candidates that they don't know who to vote for.

The favourites took turns to take digs at one another in a marathon four-hour contest.

It is a time of heightened unease for the 1-2m people of Asian origin living in France.

Melenchon has risen steadily as a serious contender in France's upcoming presidential election.

Research suggests investors are increasingly worried about Brexit aftermath and populist movements in Europe.

The bipartisan committee is probing Russian links to US President Donald Trump.

"I'm not going to take any risks" – Valls vows to stop Marine Le Pen becoming next French president.

An Ipsos poll shows Le Pen would win first round but be soundly beaten by Emmanuel Macron in second.

Russian President Vladimir Putin termed the attack 'gruesome' and called for global efforts to fight terrorism.

Moscow has been accused of meddling in the French presidential election to undermine Le Pen's rivals.

Far-right politician's anti-immigration stance makes her unpopular in most of French-speaking Africa.

Twenty nine per cent of those asked said they believed Macron had been the most convincing of his four rivals.

The 'burkini' emerged as a hot topic for Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen.

Republican candidate's popularity plummets after allegations he paid family members for fake parliamentary jobs.

French President Francois Hollande and front runner Emmanuel Macron have praised the victory by Mark Rutte.