<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: Presidential Progress
France’s election, Trump’s learning curve, Anne Frank’s legacy, and more
by Rosa Inocencio Smith
Apr 24, 2017
3 minutes
What We’re Following
The French Election: Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen and her independent centrist counterpart Emmanuel Macron advanced to the second round of the French presidential election yesterday. As neither Macron nor Le Pen is from a major party, the vote looks like a clear rejection of the political establishment; it also marks the decline of the French Socialist Party, whose candidate trailed far behind the winners. As the country prepares for the next round, Macron is expected to win by far—yet in expanding her populist party’s influence, Le Pen has already succeeded.
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