Face-off Podcast
1) French presidential race: Is Emmanuel Macron unstoppable?
When Emmanuel Macron decided to run for French president, the consensus among politicians and pundits was that he stood no chance. A 39-year-old former banker who served under the deeply unpopular Fra...Show More
2) French presidential race: Le Pen makes groundbreaking visit to Lebanon
Marine Le Pen has finally broken a glass ceiling - not in France, but in Lebanon. For the first time, the French far-right leader was hosted by a foreign sitting president and head of government. She ...Show More
3) French presidential race: Will Marine Le Pen benefit from 'Penelopegate'?
With just over two months to go before the first round of France's presidential election, conservative candidate François Fillon is mired in a scandal over the hiring of his wife and children as parli...Show More
4) Can France's conservatives recover from 'Penelopegate'?
With his poll ratings in freefall amid claims he might have created a fake job for his wife, French conservative candidate François Fillon held a defiant press conference this week to try to save his ...Show More
5) 2017 French presidential election: Conservative candidate Fillon hit by scandal
The stage is finally set. Less than three months before the French presidential election, all the candidates are now known after the Socialists chose Benoit Hamon as their flag-bearer. It is certainly...Show More
6) French left-wing primaries: A surprise winner?
A few months ago, France's conservatives held a primary to designate their presidential candidate and an outsider, François Fillon, won handily. This week, the left is voting to choose its presidentia...Show More
7) 2017 French presidential election: Can newcomer Macron win?
On January 22, the French left is holding the first round of a primary to designate its candidate for the presidential election. But as the contenders hold rallies across the country, the winner is sl...Show More
8) A 'Catholic' president? French conservative Fillon breaks with secularism
"I am a Gaullist and I am a Christian". This is how the conservative candidate for France's presidential election, François Fillon, defines himself. By wearing his religion on his sleeve, the favourit...Show More
9) French Socialist primaries: Ruling party faces fight for survival
The sprint has already begun. In just three weeks' time, France’s Socialists will square off in round one of the primary to designate their candidate for the presidential election this spring. Seven h...Show More
10) 2017 French presidential election: A wide-open race
In a little over four months, the mother of all elections in France - the presidential election - will take place. One thing is for sure: a new president will be voted in. François Hollande has announ...Show More