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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

Even Record Low French Turnout May Not Be Enough for Le Pen Win

EghtesadOnline: The French presidential election may see a record-low turnout this year, political analysts predict -- a factor largely seen to favor the National Front’s Marine Le Pen, who has the most committed supporters.
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Publish Date:05/April/2017 | 05:19

Euro is a 'knife in the ribs' of the French says Le Pen

EghtesadOnline: French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen told a political rally on Sunday that the euro currency which she wants France to ditch was like a knife in the ribs of the French people.
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Publish Date:03/April/2017 | 04:50

French ex-PM Valls says will vote for Macron in election

EghtesadOnline: French former Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Wednesday he would vote for Emmanuel Macron in the coming presidential election, the biggest Socialist party name to date to turn his back on its official candidate and back the centrist instead.
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Publish Date:29/March/2017 | 08:41

Le Pen Tries to Reassure on Euro Exit as Macron Edges Ahead

EghtesadOnline: French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen tried to reassure voters that any exit from the euro would only come after a national debate, as she and fellow front-runner Emmanuel Macron stepped up attacks on each other.
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Publish Date:27/March/2017 | 24:53