An in-depth look at France's presidential election

Amanpour

CNN

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4.1 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 April 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Emmanuel Macron is the first French president in two decades to win re-election, comfortably beating his hard right challenger Marine Le Pen in the second round this weekend. Despite Macron's victory, Le Pen -- who has ties to, and sympathies with -- Vladimir Putin -- herself declared a great victory last night. For more on this, Christiane speaks in Paris with Laurence Haïm, a French journalist who served as Macron’s spokesperson during his presidential campaign in 2017. Also weighing is Philippe Etienne, the French Ambassador to the United States. Also on today's show: Alina Beskrovna, a Ukrainian who fled Mariupol and is now safe in Copenhagen; and journalist Ronan Farrow. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:56.0	Hello everyone and welcome to a very windy show from France. Here's what's coming up.
1:07.0	French President Emmanuel Macron fends off the far right challenger
1:15.2	Marine Le Penh, but the forces behind her campaign still loom large.
1:19.9	I get reactions from former Macron campaign spokesperson, Lawrence Aime, and the French Ambassador in
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