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France: duel announced for the second round of the presidential elections

Editorial published on April 14, 2022

On Sunday, April 10, the French went to the polls for the first round of the presidential elections after a lackluster campaign to say the least. In accordance with the polls, the incumbent president, Emmanuel Macron, came in first place with 27.8% of the vote while Marine Le Pen came in second with 23.1% of the vote. Jean-Luc Mélenchon benefited from the useful vote on the left (22%) and the major historical parties shone with their low scores. With nearly 27% of abstention, France is facing the same scenario as in 2017, with an increased risk of seeing the far right win the election…

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  • Vadot (Belgique / Belgium), L’Echo
  • Dilem (Algérie / Algeria)
  • Stellina (Taïwan)
  • BRandan (Afrique du Sud / South Africa), Business Day
  • Glez (Burkina Faso)
  • Cambon (France)
  • Bénédicte (Suisse / Switzerland)
  • Kichka (Israel)
  • Mykaïa (France)
  • Lasserpe (France)