French Politics

Voting stations opened in France at 0600 GMT for the second round of the parliamentary election.

Polls predict a landslide victory for French President Emmanuel Macron in the parliamentary elections.

Macron faces Marine Le Pen in a run-off for the French presidency.

The current state of high alert has been in place since 2015, after 130 were killed in Paris.

The economic liberal leads favorite Alain Juppé in the center-right primary, according to a survey.

Disarray in established French political parties could hand her victory.

Macron will face a tough test selling 'third way' politics in 2017.

Faith in the current political system is dropping ahead of 2017 election.

Montebourg is an anti-austerity firebrand who served under Hollande but resigned in 2014.

A new poll in "Les Echos" sees the French president third in a variety of scenarios.

One in five could imagine performing torture themselves.

Bruno Le Maire would hold plebiscite by 2022.

The French far-right leader is enraged at Merkel's vow to keep her from becoming president.

Frédéric Desnard says his job was so tedious he became depressed and exhausted.

France's right-wing parties are looking favorably towards Russia.

The French President has proved consistently unpopular.

Valls also appeared to back the banning of Islamic headscarves in universities.

Former Front National leader convicted of contesting crimes against humanity.

France's Women's Rights Minister has caused controversy with her views on the Islamic veil.

The report urges France to ban the funding of racist groups, including "political parties".

Police fired tear gas as migrant and activists threw stones, according to reports.

The ousted party founder says he could launch rival group.

The probe relates to the financing of Sarkozy's 2012 election campaign.

The right-winger's Republican primary entry could see Sarkozy lose the presidential nomination.

The former 'Baywatch' star caused a media frenzy when she turned up to launch a bill banning force-feeding in foie gras production.

The victim fended off his 15-year-old assailant using a holy book.

More than $8 million has been paid out in compensation to victims and their families.

The current fluctuations in the French regional elections signal a further rise of the right.

summary

A new poll shows Marine Le Pen and her niece Marion trailing the Republicans.