The first round of the French Presidential election is over.
Emmanuel Macron (23.9%) et Marine Le Pen (21.7%) se qualifient pour le second tour.
[Emmanuel Macron (23.9%) and Marine Le Pen (21.7%) qualify for the second round.]
A moderately left-of-center (for France — radical left in US context), who is really good on climate/energy policy (for example) vs a right-wing ‘thug’ with a good hairstylist who is supported by Trump and Putin. Prediction here: Macron will wallop Le Pen in the runoff, in part due to French people’s desire to reject Trump.
An interesting item: it looks like French voters who best know Drumpf rejected Le Pen (perhaps) the most of French voters around the world.
In Saturday’s balloting (outside the French mainland and Corsica, voting occurs the day before), Macron had the majority of the US-resident French vote … and Le Pen barely four percent.
Where French people live closely with Trump-ista policies and know Donald the best, the reject Le Pen the most.