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Latest data ahead of the run-off on April 24
President and far-right rival qualify for second round of voting on April 24
Incumbent Emmanuel Macron faces stiff challenge from far-right rival Marine Le Pen
Anti-immigration candidate resorts to shock tactics as war in Ukraine drowns out campaign message
French far-right presidential candidate has weathered storm over party’s Russia links
Marion Maréchal’s shift to support Eric Zemmour intensifies debate over direction of rightwing politics in France
Two women frontrunners seek to unseat Macron as feminist issues move up the agenda
Eric Zemmour scoops up party defectors as France shifts towards conservative themes
Former TV personality to appeal fine handed down by Paris court
Courts have ruled political events are exempt from controls, creating two-speed campaign
Far-right polemicist running for French presidency called for ‘immigration zero’ in disrupted speech
Anti-immigration polemicist laments decadence and says people feel like strangers in their own country
His pessimistic vision and warnings about immigration are appealing to many centre-right voters
Les Républicains’ main contenders for presidential nomination are in favour of quotas
Emergence of far-right talk-show star as contender plays havoc with rivals’ electoral calculations
CNews gave a platform to the broadcaster, who is surging in the polls, while critics say it has tilted the election agenda to the right
Anti-immigration polemicist Eric Zemmour has thrown presidential calculations into confusion
Macron and Le Pen may lead the polls for now, but French voters like to spring last-minute surprises
Eric Zemmour shifts focus of debate around Islam and law and order ahead of presidential election in April
Anti-immigrant commentator removed by channel after watchdog’s ruling on airtime for politicians
French anti-liberal commentator’s attack on non-traditional choices is misguided
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