Date: 7/04/2022 19:58:29
From: dv
ID: 1870125
Subject: French politics
Yet another election in Europe…
The French Presidential election will be held on 10 April 2022. If, as seems likely, no one gets more than 50% of the vote, there will be a run off two weeks later.
At the moment it seems quite likely that Macron will be facing Marine Le Pen in the run off. The far right National Front leader has had to quickly cover her tracks relating to her close relationship with Putin in the last few weeks.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/02/french-far-right-leader-marine-le-pen-forced-to-defend-putin-links
But polling averages in the last month suggest that Macron is in for a serious fight, with Macron leading Le Pen only 53-47.
The parliamentary elections will be held in June.