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France: the presidential election is underway !

Editorial published on November 18, 2016

The French presidential campaign is highly followed after the huge earthquake bred by the American elections. Will Trump’s victory impact the coming vote in France?

Meanwhile François Hollande’s popularity is at its lowest, with a Parti Socialiste struggling to stay united, Emmanuel Macron – former Minister of the Economy – has finally announced its candidacy, as an ‘anti-system’ ambassador. Besides, the first round primary elections of the right party, on November 20, will decide which of the seven candidates will be running for office. It will certainly give a foretaste of the May 7, 2017 result of the presidential election…

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  • Swaha (France-Liban / France-Lebanon), Cartoon Movement
    France: the presidential election is underway ! - Swaha (France-Liban / France-Lebanon), Cartoon Movement
    "Underway" Emmanuel Macron - On the cactus, the right wing candidates Juppé, Fillon, Sarkozy - Marine Le Pen: "Silence, it is growing !"
  • Goutal (France)
    France: the presidential election is underway ! - Goutal (France)
    Primary: Trump's election gives some ideas... Carla Bruni-Sarkozy to her husband Nicolas Sarkozy: "Oh honey... what did you do to your haircut?!?"
  • Plantu (France), Le Monde
    France: the presidential election is underway ! - Plantu (France), Le Monde
    "Marine Le Pen feels her wings spreading"
  • Cost (Belgique / Belgium)
    France: the presidential election is underway ! - Cost (Belgique / Belgium)
  • Million (France), millioncartoons.com
    France: the presidential election is underway ! - Million (France), millioncartoons.com
    On the PS car the name of the different left wing candidates. "We need to change it! We have plenty of spare wheels!" "We will wait until it runs deflated!"
  • Herrmann (Suisse / Switzerland), La Tribune de Genève
    France: the presidential election is underway ! - Herrmann (Suisse / Switzerland), La Tribune de Genève
    "Macron, the new presidential candidate" "What makes him so special?" "He has no party!"
  • Goutal (France)
    France: the presidential election is underway ! - Goutal (France)
    "Macron, people's candidate" Pierre Gattaz, the MEDEF President (Movement of the Enterprises of France), to Macron: "Maybe a little bit too much this time?"
  • Glez (Burkina Faso), Le 1
    France: the presidential election is underway ! - Glez (Burkina Faso), Le 1
    Macron: "Where is the left wing party?"
  • Kak (France), L’Opinion
    France: the presidential election is underway ! - Kak (France), L’Opinion
    Fillon to Sarkozy: "Hello."
  • Vadot (Belgique / Belgium), Le Vif / L’Express
    France: the presidential election is underway ! - Vadot (Belgique / Belgium), Le Vif / L’Express
    "Right wing primary polls conversion into pain au chocolat price"
  • Swaha (France-Liban / France-Lebanon), Cartoon Movement
  • Goutal (France)
  • Plantu (France), Le Monde
  • Cost (Belgique / Belgium)
  • Million (France), millioncartoons.com
  • Herrmann (Suisse / Switzerland), La Tribune de Genève
  • Goutal (France)
  • Glez (Burkina Faso), Le 1
  • Kak (France), L’Opinion
  • Vadot (Belgique / Belgium), Le Vif / L’Express