8 of Our Best Articles on the French Presidential Election By THE NEW YORK TIMESMAY 5, 2017 Here are some of our in-depth articles about the French presidential elections, in which Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron will go head-to-head in the final round on Sunday. Le Pen may face an uphill battle in France’s presidential runoff on Sunday, but she has seen daylight through a small window from an unlikely source: her defeated counterpart on the left, Jean-Luc Mélenchon. — Adam Nossiter The reality of this election cycle in towns like Stains, where public frustration is high over the failure of politicians to deliver on past promises, is that many voters may simply choose to stay home on Sunday for the crucial final vote. A far-right populist who has threatened to bring down the European Union, Marine Le Pen is at the threshold of power as France prepares for the final round of voting on Sunday. — Alissa J. Rubin and Lilia Blaise Globalization has silenced the historic looms of Calais, a painful retreat for an industry whose delicate creations symbolized "Made in France" know-how, an economic pattern repeated across the country and one of the most divisive issues in the presidential election. — Adam Nossiter Mr. Macron, a former investment banker and economy minister, has no political party to speak of and has never held elected office, but he is leading an improbable quest to become modern France’s youngest president.
