French election
Congratulations, Emmanuel Macron. Now get to work
The things that made Macron so refreshing—he’s 39, never held elected office before, has no political party—are suddenly the ingredients of a potential nightmare.
French voters rush for the ballot box
More than 80 per cent of registered voters are casting their ballots
Hollande wins first ballot, far-right surges in French presidential election
Socialist Party candidate François Hollande came out on top in the first round of voting of France’s presidential election on Sunday, beating out his main rival and incumbent, Nicholas Sarkozy. As the Guardian reports, it is the first time in more than 50 years that an outgoing president has failed to win the first round of voting.