The abstention rate and the number of spoiled or blank votes in Sunday’s French presidential election turned out to be record-high, with one French citizen out of three refuting to vote for centrist Emmanuel Macron or right-wing Marine Le Pen, local media reported. According to BFM TV channel, some 12 million ...
Pro-European centrist Emmanuel Macron promised Sunday to heal France’s divisions after crushing far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a pivotal presidential election that has given him a large but fragile mandate for change. At 39, the pro-EU former investment banker will become France’s youngest-ever leader but faces a huge challenge ...
