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National Front Leaders Start to Acknowledge That Le Pen May Lose

EghtesadOnline: National Front leaders are beginning to acknowledge that Marine Le Pen may be headed for defeat in Sunday’s presidential election after she failed to land the decisive blow she needs to overhaul Emmanuel Macron in Wednesday’s television debate.
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Publish Date:04/May/2017 | 21:22

Macron and Le Pen to square off in French pre-election TV debate

EghtesadOnline: France's presidential rivals, centrist Emmanuel Macron and the far-right's Marine Le Pen, go head-to-head on Wednesday in a televised debate in which sparks are sure to fly as they fight their corner in a last encounter before Sunday's runoff vote.
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Publish Date:03/May/2017 | 04:42

French voters skeptical Macron, Le Pen have answers on key issues

EghtesadOnline: A week before the decisive second round in France's presidential election, many voters are skeptical that either of the two candidates can solve chronic unemployment or tackle security concerns, a poll published on Sunday found.
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Publish Date:01/May/2017 | 04:52

World’s Biggest Stock Markets Haven’t Been This Split Since 2008

EghtesadOnline: The Chinese and U.S. stock markets are going in opposite directions. An intensifying crackdown against leverage in Asia’s biggest economy has rocked the hither-to unflappable Shanghai Composite Index over the past week, sending it to a three-month low last session. In the U.S., the largest equity market is embracing a risk rally spurred by the French election, with the S&P 500 Index continuing to build on reflation-trade gains ignited by Donald Trump’s November victory.
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Publish Date:25/April/2017 | 17:04

France Braces for Runoff Fight Between Nationalism and Globalism

EghtesadOnline: In the final two weeks of the French campaign, Marine Le Pen’s challenge is to break through a wall of voter antipathy that she inherited from her father. Emmanuel Macron’s task is to persuade the French he has the gravitas and experience to be president.
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Publish Date:24/April/2017 | 05:37

Euro Jumps on French Result; China Selloff Resumes

EghtesadOnline: A relief rally amid speculation that pro-growth centrist Emmanuel Macron will become France’s next president was offset by a selloff in Chinese shares.
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Publish Date:24/April/2017 | 05:29

Gold Sinks Most in More Than Seven Weeks as French Tension Eases

EghtesadOnline: Gold sank the most in more than seven weeks as investors returned to riskier assets on speculation pro-growth centrist Emmanuel Macron will become France’s next president after the first round of voting, potentially removing a threat to the euro zone from one of the region’s top economies.
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Publish Date:24/April/2017 | 05:21

Macron, Le Pen in French Runoff as Establishment Crashes Out

EghtesadOnline: Centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen won the first round of the French presidential election, triggering a runoff on May 7 between two radically different visions of the country’s future.
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Publish Date:24/April/2017 | 05:14

French Head to Polls to Select Finalists After Grueling Campaign

EghtesadOnline: French voters cast their ballots Sunday to select two presidential candidates for the runoff round of the 2017 election, whose results have the potential to determine how far the populist wave in Europe will go.
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Publish Date:23/April/2017 | 07:27

French Voters Get Day of Respite After Roller-Coaster Campaign

EghtesadOnline: After a tumultuous campaign that included at least three front-runners at different times as well as scandal, cyber war and terrorism, French voters get one day of respite Saturday before casting their ballots in the first round of voting.
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Publish Date:22/April/2017 | 05:25

French presidential race tightens further as vote looms

EghtesadOnline: France's presidential race looked tighter than it has all year on Friday, nine days before voting begins, as two polls put the four frontrunners within reach of a two-person run-off vote.
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Publish Date:15/April/2017 | 05:34