Macron versus Le Pen: The fight to be the French president
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🗓️ 22 April 2022
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
On Sunday voters will go to the polls in France in a repeat of 2017’s run off between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. So what issues are coming up on the campaign trail? What are the prospects for the incumbent? And could the far right populist triumph in a key election for the future of Europe?
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