Where does France's presidential election stand after round one?

15/04/2022 50 min
Where does France's presidential election stand after round one?

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The first round of France's presidential election narrowed the field to current President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen. Before the two face off in a second round of voting on April 24, Célia Belin and Agneska Bloch examine the issues motivating French voters, and what both candidates will try - and need - to do in the coming weeks to win in the runoff. Full show notes: https://brook.gs/3KVmCx7  Follow Brookings podcasts on Apple or Google podcasts, or on Spotify. Send feedback email to [email protected] and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. The Current is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.