Holland and Sarkozy lock horns in TV debate
French presidential candidates Hollande and Sarkozy clash in television debate.
French presidential rivals clash in televised debate
Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande go head-to-head in the only televised debate before Sunday's vote.
The right divided: Le Pen will not rescue Sarkozy
It would take almost all of those who backed Le Pen to switch to Sarkozy in order for him to win - and he’s not going to get them.
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French presidential rivals clash in televised debate
Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande go head-to-head in the only televised debate before Sunday's vote.
Read the full storyThe right divided: Le Pen will not rescue Sarkozy
It would take almost all of those who backed Le Pen to switch to Sarkozy in order for him to win - and he’s not going to get them.
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Paris celebrates presidential election rally
French President and conservative candidate for re-election delivered a speech during a campaign rally in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
The conservative Sarkozy is hoping to win over the more than 6 million voters who supported far right leader Marine Le Pen in the first round of France's presidential elections April 22.
Young people turn out to support France's Far right
by James Mates - Europe Editor
An extraordinary number of young people have been marching for the Far right in Paris, despite French Far right leader Marine Le Pen coming in third place in the first round of voting on April 22.
Sarkozy speaks at an election rally in Paris
The current French president Nicolas Sarkozy has delivered a speech in Paris for an election rally, before the deciding vote on May 6.
National Front rally in Paris
Supporters of France's far-right National Front party are celebrating their traditional "Joan of Arc Day" rally in Paris. The party leader Marine Le Pen addressed the crowd telling supporters to make up their own minds about who to vote for in the May 6th election run off.
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Marine Le Pen to abstain as she tells supporters 'vote as you wish'
by James Mates - Europe Editor
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has told supporters to vote as they wish in this weekend's presidential elections saying: "You are free citizens". She chose not to endorse Nicholas Sarkozy, but stopped short of urging her supporters to do the same.
Le Pen refuses to endorse presidential candidate
The French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has addressed a rally in Paris. She told her voters to make their own choice in the May 6th presidential election runoff. The two leading candidates - Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande - have been competing for the votes of her supporters.
Marine Le Pen tells voters to make their own choice
by James Mates - Europe EditorFar Right leader Marine Le Pen has told supporters in France to vote as they wish. She said: "You are free citizens", not endorsing Sarkozy.
Sarkozy votes amid uncertainty
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni cast their votes in Paris in the first round of France's presidential election today.
But as jobless claims hit a 12 year high in the country, economic despair looks likely to make Sarkozy the first president to lose a fight for re-election in more than 30 years.
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