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Marine Le Pen’s political obituary? Once on track to be France’s first female president, now banned and sentenced to prison

France’s new PM Francois Bayrou vows to tackle 'Himalayan' budget deficit, calls for unity

France: Emmanuel Macron announces his candidacy for a second term

France’s emboldened far right attracts voters it once horrified

News brief: Big stories of the day