The French presidential election seemed like a shoo-in for incumbent Emmanuel Macron, but is turning into a nail-biting clash of visions, with far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen surging as Sunday's vote approaches. johnleicester reports:
with repeated convictions for hate speech, has had the knock-on benefit for Le Pen of making her look almost mainstream by comparison.
At her market stall, Robert says she plans to vote Macron, partly because of the billions of euros that his government doled out at the the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to keep people, businesses and France’s economy afloat. When food markets closed, Robert got 1,500 euros a month to tide her over.But she thinks that this time, Le Pen is in with a chance, too.
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