Socialist candidate Emmanuel Grégoire said the French president 'intervened at various levels to help bring about Sarah Knafo's resignation,' referring to a far-right contender. Macron dismissed Gregoire's claims as 'utter nonsense.'

Rachida Dati and Pierre-Yves Bournazel agreed to merge their lists of candidates in the hopes of catching up with the left-wing coalition led by Emmanuel Grégoire in the second…

Sarah Knafo called on her voters to back the conservative candidate Rachida Dati 'to defeat the left.'