Le Pen is mightier than before: France’s election
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
4.5 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen of the nationalist-populist National Rally party will advance to a run-off; in the continuation of our series, we ask what to expect in an unexpectedly tight race. Russian military communications have proven easy to intercept, leading to poor co-ordination and heavy battlefield losses. And South Korea’s millennials are frantically hunting for Pokémon-themed snacks.
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| 1:06.2 | Much of the modern world runs on encrypted communications. |
| 1:09.4 | Russia's military appears to be an exception. |
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