Welcome to France Elects, an in-depth look at the 2022 French election. As Russia’s siege on Ukraine continues, the New Statesman’s Europe correspondent, Ido Vock, examines how the crisis is dominating the presidential campaign, and may benefit President Emmanuel Macron after he officially announced his re-election bid last Thursday (3 March).He is joined once again by Tara Varma from the European Council on Foreign Relations and Jeremy Cliffe, the New Statesman’s writer-at-large.Podcast listeners can get a special discount on subscriptions to the New Statesman. Visit www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer to subscribe for just £1 a week. Further reading: Emmanuel Macron bids to win by positioning himself as Europe’s elder stateman. Why Putin is running out of options. Ukraine’s former finance minister Natalie Jaresko on how to stop Putin. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.