French Election
In the final week before the critical battle for second place in the first round, it remains a tight race, with Macron and Le Pen just barely ahead of Melenchon and Fillon by a polling margin of error.
First article below is on the significance of the parliamentary elections which follow the presidential election – the lack of a clear favorite among the electorate will return to inconvenience the winner of the Presidency. Second article is an interesting profile of the candidates for more color – given how little detail we get in US media. Both authors obviously have their favorites.
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