Lurch in the left: France’s election shock
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🗓️ 8 July 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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A tactical ploy to diminish the chances for Marine Le Pen’s hard-right National Rally has worked—a surprise result that puts the left in front, but no party in charge. Despite sporting passions in Africa, continental leagues have fizzled; a passion for basketball may soon change that (9:25). And remembering Ángeles Flórez Peón, the last militiawoman who defended Spain’s Second Republic (17:26).
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| 0:53.0 | Africans are as sport mad as anyone else, |
| 0:59.0 | but despite plenty of enthusiasm and sporting talent, |
| 1:02.0 | pan-African sport leagues just haven't got off the ground. |
| 1:06.0 | Yet, we look at a new effort that aims to capture the big and growing interest in basketball. |
| 1:12.0 | And at the start of and growing interest in basketball. |
| 1:13.0 | And at the start of Spain's civil war, |
| 1:16.5 | before the nationalists united under Franco, |
| 1:19.4 | Angeles Flores Peon fought for the Republicans and spent 15 years in jail for it. |
| 1:25.6 | Our obituaries editor reflects on a life dedicated to preserving the memories of that |
| 1:30.9 | tumultuous time. First up though. |
| 1:44.0 | though. |
| 1:48.0 | This year, so full of elections the world over just keeps providing surprises. |
| 1:56.0 | France's first round of voting at the end of last month was topped by the National Rally, |
| 2:01.0 | the Hard Right Party of Marine Le Pen. |
| 2:03.9 | But after this weekend's second round, the block led by the National Rally was bumped down to |
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