Her main opponent is Thatcherite Francois Fillon, who will struggle to attract the French left.
Sarkozy played a dangerous game courting right policies - Fillon's conservatism could alienate the left.
France will have 'good relations with Russia,' National Front leader Marine Le Pen said.
Marine Le Pen will battle for the French presidency in 2017.
Critics said it was 'inappropriate' to give Front National's Le Pen 'a platform for fascism'.
Anti-establishment, anti-immigration politics flourish around the world but liberals remain shocked.
Those who appear on RT are useful idiots for a revanchist imperial power
Islamophobia is not a Muslim problem – it is about others and their fears.
Home Secretary Amber Rudd will oppose any move to shift any migration procedures back across the Channel.
Former president demands stronger measures against radicalised Muslims and those at risk of radicalisation.
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve urges 'French patriots' to join police reservists.
As years passed and migration soared, those who spoke up were dismissed.
Politicians capitalise on Britain's decision to leave the European Union after 43 years.
Five Star owes its rise to the groundswell of discontent with a failed political mainstream.
Anti-EU campaign has rejected an offer of help from the leader of the French National Front
'British departure will prove that it is possible to live outside the European Union,' said Le Pen.
'May God protect him', says inflammatory extreme French right-winger, founder of the far-right party.
He blames unflattering shot as contributing to National Front defeat in France.
Here are some of the quotes from 2015 that help tell the story of the year.
Family of James Foley 'deeply disturbed' after far-right FN leader posted image of his decapitated body.
Despite failing to win a region in recent elections, Front National's popularity continues to grow in France.
Radio host accused of drawing parallels between far-right party and jihadist group