In a special episode of France Elects supported by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), we discuss its latest report on the far right, "Understanding Right-Wing Populism and What to do About It". As Marine Le Pen faces Emmanuel Macron in the second round of the French presidential election, her National Rally party is on course for the far-right’s best ever result in the country. We’re joined by one of the report's co-authors, Daphne Halikiopoulou from the University of Reading, and by Marta Lorimer, a fellow in European politics at the LSE European Institute.  They discuss how the far right has managed to detoxify its brand, the challenges for the centre left as it looks to counter this electoral success, and the dangers of trying to out-populist the populists. Then Ido is joined by the FES’s head of office in Vienna, Johanna Lutz, to explain more of the work of the foundation.  Further reading: The FES report: "Understanding Right-Wing Populism and What to do About It" Find out more about the work of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung internationally and in the UK, and on the topic of democracyAlso recommended is the IPS, the English-language FES Journal Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.