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Emmanuel Macron was received by Angela Merkel on 16 March (Photo: Diplomacy)

European right hopes Macron will save France

by Eric Maurice, St Julian's, Malta,

Not long ago, Francois Fillon was considered the most likely winner of the French presidential election in May.

But after he was charged for embezzlement over suspicions of fake parliamentary jobs for his wife and children, even his European allies seem to have lost hope.

Meanwhile, the fear of seeing far-right candidate Marine Le Pen taking power is growing.

"People are worried, they are wondering what is going on in France," Joseph Daul, president of the European People'...

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