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The Daily Show: Ears Edition

The French Election - Other Countries Have News Too

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

Comedy Central

News, Daily News, Comedy

4.214.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

For decades France has been one of the few European countries the rest of the world didn’t have to worry about, but with the upcoming April 24th election between current president Emmanuel Macron & far-right contender Marine Le Pen, that could all change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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For decades now, France has been one of the few countries in Europe you didn't have to worry about,

0:10.1

right? They didn't make Nazis, they didn't go bankrupt, they didn't hire a wet tele-tubby

0:14.8

as their prime minister. But this weekend, this coming weekend, as the French people gear

0:21.1

up for a national election, everyone is wondering if this is the moment when France goes off

0:27.1

the deep end. A rematch runoff in the battle for the most powerful politician in France.

0:33.0

Current President Emmanuel Macron and Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. The two will face

0:38.0

off on April 24th as a repeat of their 2017 election. This is the Far-right leaders' third

0:44.4

and final attempt at the French presidency. If you go by the polls, she's never got as close

0:50.2

as this.

0:51.2

With the very latest polls suggesting more support for Marine Le Pen, more people are asking

0:56.3

whether France is on the verge of its own Brexit moment or Trump moment.

1:01.1

There's a possibility of a French Trump?

1:08.7

Jesus, if you thought Donald Trump was herni-be-honey before, I don't think the world is ready for

1:16.6

what this election could bring. Can you imagine that?

1:18.7

My fellow Parisians, the Mona Lisa is so hot, totally hot. But she needs to smell more.

1:26.8

If I win, we're going to make Mona Lisa smell again.

1:31.8

So smelly.

1:35.8

But yeah, France's current president, Emmanuel Macron, is going up against Far-right candidates

1:43.1

Marine Le Pen, right? In an election that is happening this Sunday. And yesterday, they

1:47.5

sat down for their first and only debates of the campaign. And throughout the night,

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