It's a time of trauma for France's Socialist Party, as its leading figures start giving up on their own candidate and shift towards the centrist Emmanuel Macron.
Category: France
Deep trouble for the French right
France's Republican presidential candidate is now formally under investigation, and his centrist allies have jumped ship. Emmanuel Macron still looks like the luckiest man in Europe.
The luck of the centrist
France's progressive liberal candidate, Emmanuel Macron, could be the luckiest man in Europe. If his luck holds out, he will be in the second ballot against Marine Le Pen.
Moment of truth for France’s Socialists
The Socialist Party's left seizes its presidential nomination. Now its moderate leadership needs to decide which way to jump.
France’s Socialists veer left
Three months out from France's presidential election, the line-up of candidates is now pretty much complete. Only a major upset will prevent Benoît Hamon winning the second round of the Socialist primary next Sunday.
World election news, part I
There's a lot happening in the electoral world. Today Romania, France, Iceland and Ghana; part II to follow tomorrow.
So, farewell then, François Hollande
France's president decides to bow out of a contest that seemed hopeless. But it's not clear that his party will do any better in his absence.
Fillon’s triumph sets up a centre-left dilemma
No surprises in the second round of France's Republican primary, but it foreshadows a fascinating presidential election in five months' time.
Republicans opt for Fillon
François Fillon, whether you think of him as a liberal or conservative, is now the odds-on favorite to be the next president of France.
Another Republican primary, this time in France
France's centre-right opposition is voting to select a presidential candidate, amid differing views on how to deal with the threat from the far right.
The World is Not Enough 