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This week’s R&D from Prepd covers the first round of the French presidential election, which took place on Sunday. President Emmanuel Macron won 27.8% of the vote, while far-right candidate Marine Le Pen won 23.1%. Far-left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon made a furious charge at the end and captured 22% of ballots. Since no candidate earned a majority, Macron and Le Pen will face off in a runoff round on April 24. This will be a rematch from 2017 where Macron won in a landslide. Political observers predict a close vote as Le Pen could pull votes from other right-wing candidates that did not qualify for the runoff, as well as leftist voters who are dissatisfied with Macron’s leadership.
President Emmanuel Macron of France will face Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader, in the runoff of the French presidential election on April 24. Here is what you need to know. https://t.co/pFLJPfE13n
— New York Times World (@nytimesworld) April 13, 2022
Mélenchon’s strong showing in the first round of the French presidential election, winning 22% of the vote, has put him and his voters in the position of kingmakers https://t.co/DqczQVhvjf
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 12, 2022
With the second round of the French presidential election just days away, take a deep dive on Emmanuel Macron’s foreign policy doctrine with this piece by @celiabelin: https://t.co/QAvUTGPvG5
— The Brookings Institution (@BrookingsInst) April 12, 2022
What if France wakes up to a far-right leader? Here is what markets and strategists are thinking ahead of the French presidential election 👇https://t.co/s3sTq3vh5P
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) April 10, 2022
Voters should be in no doubt: it would be a disaster for France and for Europe if Marine Le Pen were president https://t.co/e6df9oVUD0
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) April 14, 2022
On today’s What Next, @henrygrabar explains why France is giving extremely 2016 vibes right now. https://t.co/YExd08doPa
— Slate (@Slate) April 14, 2022
France’s Le Pen backs closer ties between NATO and Russia, pledging if she won the presidency Paris would again leave the military command of the American-led alliance https://t.co/RINB8ZAgBU pic.twitter.com/nxo8byAC2U
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 14, 2022
“The future of democracy in Europe is being decided simultaneously on the battlefields of Ukraine and in the ballot boxes of France,” writes Dominique Moïsi. https://t.co/apVoUFPIxh
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) April 13, 2022
🔎 Can Marine Le Pen win the 2022 French presidential election? https://t.co/DIvJLFIwwd
— The Times (@thetimes) April 11, 2022