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Eligibility to stand in April’s presidential elections depends on a system of sponsorship
Former TV personality to appeal fine handed down by Paris court
Unity seems out of reach for a splintered movement facing an electorate that has shifted to the right
Courts have ruled political events are exempt from controls, creating two-speed campaign
The president would prefer a run-off with Eric Zemmour, but risks losing votes to Valérie Pécresse
Candidate in balancing act to bring together French centre-right after primary campaign
The centre-right candidate in next year’s French presidential election will be a serious challenger to the incumbent
Newly anointed candidate faces squeeze between Macron and far-right rivals
Meeting in Warsaw to include France’s Marine Le Pen
Eric Ciotti and Valérie Pécresse win first round and will now compete to become Les Républicains’ presidential candidate
Anti-immigration polemicist laments decadence and says people feel like strangers in their own country
Candidates in next year’s presidential election vie with each other to claim the general’s legacy
Macron government and rightwing politicians fulminate against EU-funded anti-hate campaign
Emergence of far-right talk-show star as contender plays havoc with rivals’ electoral calculations
Anti-immigration polemicist Eric Zemmour has thrown presidential calculations into confusion
Macron and Le Pen may lead the polls for now, but French voters like to spring last-minute surprises
Eric Zemmour shifts focus of debate around Islam and law and order ahead of presidential election in April
France’s primaries reveal deep split within the country’s Green party
Xavier Bertrand, who leads in the polls, needs to see off Valérie Pécresse and Michel Barnier
Anti-immigrant commentator removed by channel after watchdog’s ruling on airtime for politicians
Far-right leader and Socialist Anne Hidalgo set stage for bitter 2022 election campaign
Social media ideologues use sex appeal and jokes to spread extreme views
French president is accused of being out-of-touch — but so were predecessors. Can he again steer through the centre and win a second term?
French far-right leader defends ‘detoxifying’ strategy to make presidential run-off round in 2022
Regional success gives centre-right a chance to take on Emmanuel Macron
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