Far-right French presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen along with figures close to her has been accused of embezzling about 600,000 Euros in European public funds during their membership in the European Parliament.

French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen says she would pull France out of NATO's military command and push for closer links between the military alliance and Russia after the war in Ukraine.

Voters in France have cast their ballots for the first round of presidential election.

The French Institute of Public Opinion (IFOP) says 80 percent of the respondents felt the 2022 election campaign has been poor quality.