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Le Pen accused of plagiarising Fillon

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Several sections of her speech on Monday appeared to repeat almost word-for-word comments conservative Fillon made on April 15th.

Six on trial in France over Duchess of Cambridge topless photos

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Editor of Closer magazine and two photographers among those charged with invasion of royal couple’s privacy in 2012.

Tear gas as Le Pen, Macron hold May Day rallies

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May Day march attended by thousands in Paris was disrupted as scores of hooded youths threw petrol bombs at riot police in full gear.

Macron says EU must reform or face 'Frexit'

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The passionately pro-EU centrist presidential candidate spoke as he and his anti-EU rival Marine Le Pen entered last week of campaigning.

France on high alert for May Day as protesters march against Le Pen

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Demonstrators to use 1 May marches to oppose far-right presidential candidate as Front National holds its annual gathering.

Hollande urges French to vote Macron for sake of Europe

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Warning against policies of Marine Le Pen, outgoing president said the choice of the French people was a choice for France but also the EU.

Le Pen will name eurosceptic Dupont-Aignan as PM if elected

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Le Pen said she and Dupont-Aignan, who has backed his former rival after getting 4.7% of the vote in first round, share a 'common project'.

Brigitte Macron: ever present beside France's presidential hopeful

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Emmanuel Macron’s drama coach when he was 15 is set to break new ground by having a formal job description as First Lady.

FN forced to replace party leader who denied Nazis used poison gas

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In 2000 Jean-François Jalkh was recorded saying that it was 'impossible' that Nazis used Zyklon B in concentration camps during World War II.

Macron meets ‘unhappy’ France to counter elitist image

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Former merchant banker has made faltering start to second round campaign, playing into opponent’s narrative that he is a candidate of the elites.