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Macron and Le Pen qualify for the second round of the French presidential election | France Elects
Macron and Le Pen qualify for the second round of the French presidential election | France Elects
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17 minutes
Released:
Apr 11, 2022
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Podcast episode
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In a special episode of France Elects, Ido Vock looks at the results of the first round of the French presidential election with New Statesman executive editor Megan Gibson.They examine how Macron beat his 2017 performance, and why he could nevertheless find the second round much tougher this time. Also under discussion: how Marine Le Pen successfully detoxified her brand and the death of the traditional parties in French politics.Ido and Megan also answer a listener’s question on why French presidents have traditionally struggled with re-election.Further reading:Exclusive polling: Marine Le Pen on 49 per cent of the vote for French presidentFrench election 2022: Live results and analysis Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Apr 11, 2022
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Podcast episode
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