François Fillon
The Guardian view on Nicolas Sarkozy: another name on the roll of dishonour | Editorial
Editorial: French society is no longer prepared to tolerate a culture of impunity at the top of politics
Editorial
02, Mar, 2021 @7:00 PM
I unwittingly revealed a French political scandal, but the Fillons' downfall gives me no pleasure | Kim Willsher
As a reporter I paid a price for my unwitting role in the ex-PM and his wife being tried for embezzlement, says foreign correspondent Kim Willsher
Kim Willsher
01, Jul, 2020 @1:49 PM
François Fillon found guilty of embezzling public funds
Former French prime minister and wife Penelope given jail sentences over fake jobs scandal
Kim Willsher in Paris
29, Jun, 2020 @3:18 PM
François Fillon goes on trial for embezzlement of public funds
Former French presidential candidate accused of misusing more than €1m to employ wife in allegedly non-existent role
Kim Willsher
23, Feb, 2020 @1:53 PM
The twists and turns of France’s strangest ever presidential election
With the sitting president not on the ticket and big parties facing first-round defeat, this race has been unlike any before it
Jon Henley European affairs correspondent
07, May, 2017 @8:59 AM
Macron will not change this crisis of globalisation | Letters
Letters: It is a grim choice for the majority in France who don’t like free trade and want tighter immigration controls, but who don’t want to vote for the extreme right, writes Colin Hines
Letters
25, Apr, 2017 @6:56 PM
Macron and Le Pen go to second round in French election – as it happened
Independent Macron projected to have taken around 23% of vote with Front National leader Le Pen on roughly 22%; conservative François Fillon concedes
Jon Henley European affairs correspondent (earlier) and Bonnie Malkin (now)
24, Apr, 2017 @3:04 AM
French presidential election: first round results in charts and maps
Voters in France went to the polls on Sunday in the first round of the presidential election. The top two candidates, independent Emmanuel Macron and far-right Marine Le Pen, go into a run-off in a fortnight. Find out where each drew most support and what happens nextFrench presidential election 2017 – first round live updates
Seán Clarke and Josh Holder
24, Apr, 2017 @12:56 AM
The Guardian view on France’s election: a win for Macron and hope | Editorial
Editorial: In the first round in the race for the Élysée, the postwar parties have been humbled. France has voted for change
Editorial
23, Apr, 2017 @7:49 PM
François Fillon: defeat from jaws of victory for candidate tainted by scandal | Jon Henley and Mark Rice-Oxley
Former PM bows out after leading centre-right to rare defeat in first round of presidential election
Jon Henley and Mark Rice-Oxley
23, Apr, 2017 @7:12 PM
The Observer view on the French presidential election | Observer editorial
Europe and Britain wait to see which way France’s voters will turn
Observer editorial
22, Apr, 2017 @11:05 PM
French elections 2017: disintegrating left-right divide sets stage for political upheaval
Squeezed by Jean-Luc Mélenchon on one side and Emmanuel Macron on the other, the presidential contest could mean destruction for the Socialist party
Kim Willsher in Paris
22, Apr, 2017 @9:00 PM
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