French independent centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron shakes hands to supporters as he campaigns in Rodez, southern France, Friday, May 5, 2017. Macron’s campaign swiftly confirmed it had been hacked some weeks ago, and that at least some of the documents were genuine. It recalled similar leaks from Hillary Clinton’s U.S. presidential campaign, which also said that authentic documents were mixed with false ones. The voting watchdog also called on the Interior Ministry late Friday to look into claims by the Le Pen campaign that ballot papers are being tampered with nationwide to benefit Macron. The 39-year-old Macron also helped upend France’s traditional political structure with his wild-card campaign outside standard parties.

Source: Washington Post May 06, 2017 03:37 UTC