The candidacy of Taha Bouhafs has drawn an "unprecedented" level of attacks from both the rightwing and the leftwing parties, due to his history of problematic statements against Charlie Hebdo caricatures and the French police.
A 24-year-old police officer is being charged with 'wilful violence' after he killed two people on the night of the re-election of President Emmanuel Macron
Macron has been reelected after he defeated his far-right rival Marine Le Pen. The 44-year-old has become the third French president who has managed to secure a second term.