High expectations for Emmanuel Macron /Le Pen announces eurosceptic French PM pick, if she wins election

The Debates feature from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic.Features focusing on the campaigning in the 2017 Presidential Election in France between the first round of voting held on the 23 April 2017 and the second and final round on the 7 May 2017 between Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron.

The two candidates took part in a live and final TV debate on the 3 May 2017.

Hacking claims had continued throughout the campaign right up until the days before the holding of the second round of the election on the 7 May 2017.

The campaign team of Emmanuel Macron confirmed on the 5 May 2017 that it had suffered a 'massive and coordinated hacking attack' after internal documents were released online, mixing genuine and fake documents.

The French electoral authorities made clear on the 6 May 2017 that anyone circulating information leaked after the hacking attack targeting Emmanuel Macron could be committing a 'criminal offence'.

For all information on the election via ESO click here.

For information on the French legislative election, 11 and 18 June 2017.

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Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 25.04.17: Emmanuel Macron may win the presidential election, but turbulent waters lie ahead http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/04/25/emmanuel-macron-turbulent-waters-ahead/

The Local.fr, 25.04.17: 'May 7th without me': Could the second round be hit by mass abstention? https://www.thelocal.fr/20170425/may-7th-without-me-angry-french-voters-vow-to-abstain-in-second-round

The Local.fr, 25.04.17: Where will Marine Le Pen find the 50 percent of French voters she needs? https://www.thelocal.fr/20170425/where-will-marine-le-pen-get-her-second-round-votes-from

Euro|Topics: Debates, April 2017: How divided is France? http://www.eurotopics.net/en/178159/how-divided-is-france

Blog: UCL: The Constitution Unit, 26.04.17: How would Emmanuel Macron govern without a parliamentary majority? https://constitution-unit.com/2017/04/26/how-would-emmanuel-macron-govern-without-a-parliamentary-majority/

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 27.04.17: Macron demonstrates that liberalism is still alive and well in Europe http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/04/27/macron-demonstrates-that-liberalism-is-still-alive-and-well-in-europe/

The Local.fr, 27.04.17: Emmanuel Macron finally wakes up in a factory car park in northern France https://www.thelocal.fr/20170427/emmanuel-macron-finally-wakes-up-in-factory-car-park-in-northern-france

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 28.04.17: In and out: Emmanuel Macron’s anti-populist populism http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/04/28/macron-anti-populist-populism/

France24, 27.04.17: Macron takes on Le Pen at Whirlpool tumble dryer plant, wins spin cycle http://www.france24.com/en/20170427-france-macron-takes-le-pen-whirlpool-dryer-plant-wins-election-campaign-spin-cycle-amiens

The Local.fr, 28.04.17: France's defiant abstainers: 'I won't be an accomplice to this disaster' https://www.thelocal.fr/20170428/french-election-le-pen-macron-the-defiant-abstainers-i-wont-be-an-accomplice-to-this-disaster

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 01.05.17: Will the ‘front républicain’ carry Macron to power? http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/05/01/will-the-front-republicain-carry-macron-to-power/

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 02.05.17: Three ways in which the French presidential election reflects Western European trends http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/05/02/three-ways-french-presidential-election-reflects-european-trends/

France24, 02.05.17: French pre-election climate mirrors run-up to Trump victory http://www.france24.com/en/20170501-french-political-climate-mirrors-similar-USA-trump-election-surprise

Euro|Topics: Debates April / May 2017: Should defeated candidates endorse Macron? http://www.eurotopics.net/en/178079/should-defeated-candidates-endorse-macron

The Local.fr, 30.04.17: Le Pen announces eurosceptic French PM pick, if she wins election https://www.thelocal.fr/20170430/le-pen-announces-eurosceptic-french-pm-pick-if-she-wins-election

The Local.fr, 01.05.17: French unions blast Le Pen: 'She does not represent workers' https://www.thelocal.fr/20170501/unions-blast-le-pen-she-does-not-represent-french-workers

EurActiv, 02.05.17: Macron pushes republican values, attacks National Front’s ‘lies’ http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/macron-pushes-republican-values-attacks-national-fronts-lies/

EurActiv, 04.05.17: Presidential rivals clash in tempestuous final French TV debate http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/presidential-rivals-clash-in-tempestuous-final-french-tv-debate/

EUObserver, 04.05.17: Macron and Le Pen trade insults and clashing visions https://euobserver.com/elections/137771

Politico, 04.05.17: 3 takeaways from the French presidential debate http://www.politico.eu/article/3-takeaways-from-the-french-presidential-debate-marine-le-pen-emmanuel-macron/

France24, 04.05.17: Macron deemed winner of fierce final TV debate with Le Pen http://www.france24.com/en/20170504-france-macron-tops-le-pen-presidential-election-rivals-wage-fierce-final-tv-debate

Euro|Topics: Debates, May 2017: Is Macron guaranteed to win? / What would change with Macron? http://www.eurotopics.net/en/178386/is-macron-guaranteed-to-win

ECFR: Commentary, 02.05.17: Brexit, Trump, France: third time unlucky? http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_brexit_trump_france_third_time_unlucky

France24, 05.05.17: Macron widens lead over Le Pen in final days before vote http://www.france24.com/en/20170505-macron-widens-lead-le-pen-polls-final-days-presidential-vote-france

The Conversation, 04.05.17: The French election shows the democratic limits of the country’s presidential system https://theconversation.com/the-french-election-shows-the-democratic-limits-of-the-countrys-presidential-system-77114

The Conversation, 04.05.17: Emmanuel Macron takes step closer to French presidency with strong performance in fiery debate https://theconversation.com/emmanuel-macron-takes-step-closer-to-french-presidency-with-strong-performance-in-fiery-debate-76766

Blog: LSE EuroppBlog, 04.05.17: How Emmanuel Macron could still lose the French presidential election http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2017/05/04/how-emmanuel-macron-could-still-lose-the-french-presidential-election/

ECFR: Article, 05.05.17: Macron vs. Le Pen: the French decide on Europe's future http://www.ecfr.eu/article/macron_vs._le_pen_the_french_decide_on_europes_future

UK: Parliament: House of Commons: Library: Briefing Paper, No.7962, May 2017: The French Presidential election 2017 (second round) http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CBP-7962/CBP-7962.pdf

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