Emmanuel Macron sworn into office; 39-year-old becomes younges...

French President Francois Hollande chaired his final cabinet meeting today before handing over the reins to Emmanuel Macron, while the governing Socialist Party began to splinter. Macron will be inaugurated on Sunday and the centrist's victory over far-right ...

French President Francois Hollande today urged voters to reject far-right leader Marine Le Pen in next month's presidential runoff against pro-EU candidate Emmanuel Macron. Macron is the clear favourite to become France's youngest-ever president after topping ...

French President Francois Hollande said today that voters in France must decide their future in Europe in the May 7 presidential vote pitting europhile candidate Emmanuel Macron against the anti-EU Marine Le Pen.

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Relations between Paris and Moscow were increasingly strained under former President Francois Hollande especially over Russia's support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and its role in bombing rebels in Aleppo.

French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday the government had tendered its resignation following France's presidential election and that he had asked it to handle day-to-day business until it is replaced.

French President Francois Hollande warmly greeted Emmanuel Macron today in their first public meeting since the centrist's resounding election victory the day before.

French President Francois Hollande today promised a response to the hacking of centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron following the publication online of thousands of stolen emails from his campaign team. "We knew that there were these risks during ...

The Socialist party's headquarters in the southwestern town of Tulle bears the physical scars of the political earthquake that has shaken France since its former mayor Francois Hollande was elected president in 2012.