#Macron Defeats #LePen in
#FrenchElection Amid “Tremendous Amount of Dissatisfaction” Among Voters 🇫🇷

#UneVictoireSansGloire

#Presidentielle2022

French President Emmanuel Macron won a second five-year term on Sunday, triumphing over far-right challenger Marine Le Pen and becoming the first French president since 2002 to be reelected. Macron beat LePen by a 17-point margin, though over a quarter of voters abstained from voting and Macron's victory was much narrower than in 2017 — pointing to growing support in recent years for Le Pen's openly anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim platform. "The 17 percentage point margin of Macron isn't really as comfortable of a margin as it looks," says Paris-based journalist Cole Stangler, citing a "tremendous amount of dissatisfaction" among working-class immigrant voters. "Some people, frankly, are struggling to see the difference between Macron and Le Pen," continues Stangler, who says Macron has enacted a "very right-wing policy program." #DemocracyNow Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour

https://invidious.namazso.eu/watch?v=XCBWtpyKuRA

Macron win hailed as vote of confidence in EU. Am going to Brussels tomorrow. I expect a lot of happy people #frenchelection https://euobserver.com/eu-political/154781

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/derekvaughan/status/1518324573934030848

RT @David_K_Clark: A visual representation of what is at stake in France today. #FrenchElections2022 #FrenchElection

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Marine Le Pen in her concession speech said she will "never abandon" the French. 🇫🇷 The French abandoned her for Macron twice. Why stick with them and be humiliated time and again? 🤔 I just don't get this disposition at all. 🤷‍♀️ If I were her I'd retire and leave the country. ⛵️

Image is Edmund Blair Leighton's "In Time of Peril".

#France #FrenchElection #politics #thoughts #psychology #personality #art #traditionalart #painting #oilpainting #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl

I am honoured to be chairing this important discussion tomorrow evening. Do join us ! #FrenchElection
RT @labour4europe: 🚨Come along to our event on the French elections🚨

This Thursday at 7:30pm, we’ll be hearing from a range of speakers on what the French presidential election could mean for Britain, and for Europe!

Register for our event here👇🏻🇫🇷

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tde2prD4jGNStN8D-IzraDha5bxt-4J7b

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/CaroleTongue/status/1516752716059582466

RT @ACatInParis: Macron now taking on Le Pen’s programme head-on:
“I want France to be part of a strong EU, I do not want france to pull out of the EU and only have international xenophobia and populists as allies”
Live @France24_en 🇫🇷
#FrenchElection #Presidentielle2022 #france #F24

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RT @ACatInParis: Incumbent President Macron thanks supporters after he emerged top of 1st round of #FrenchElection with approx 28%

The most pro-EU of the highest polling candidates takes to the stage with French and EU flags side by side #F24

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/derekvaughan/status/1513244466102030336

Allez aux urnes 🇨🇵
@EmmanuelMacron@twitter.com is for sure the better choice today! #FrenchElection

RT @AndrewDuffEU@twitter.com

Aux urnes ! Only if one did not know the French would it be credible that @MLP_officiel@twitter.com had the slightest chance of defeating @EmmanuelMacron@twitter.com

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AndrewDuffEU/status/1513057691157295111

Summary of the serious risk Europe would face if #MarinPoutine #LePen is elected. #FrenchElection #Jevotemacron @enmarchefr @EmmanuelMacron #Macron @avecvous #JeVoteMacronDesLePremierTour #presidentielles2022 #5ansdeplus #EmmanuelMacronavecvous @RenewEurope @Piu_Europa
RT @Mike_Bresson: Extraits d’un entretien de Marine Le Pen à la BBC.
Elle y parle :
- de la gentille Russie
- du gentil Poutine
- du gentil Trump
- des élections pas…

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#Frenchelection: Rightward drift or institutional shift? - #TheTake - Omny.fm
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On April 10th, France undergoes the first round of its presidential election. This vote, taking place in the shadow of war in Europe, is shaping up to be a contest between institutionalists and populists. The energy is on the fringes, but with the European Union largely united against Russia, the question going into election day is whether the left of center will be able to hold its ground. In this episode of The Take, we look at the most popular candidates and what their policies say about France’s political center of gravity. In this episode:  Natacha Butler (@natachabut), Al Jazeera correspondent Connect with The Take:  Twitter (@AJTheTake), Instagram (@ajthetake) and Facebook (@TheTakePod)

https://omny.fm/shows/the-take/french-election-rightward-drift-or-institutional-s

RT @CasMudde@twitter.com

Some polls have Marine Le Pen just 3% behind Macron in the second round of #FrenchElection 🇫🇷 While I don't think we should focus on outlier polls, things are bad, even if Macron wins (which remains most likely).

If you want to know how #France got here, read this thread 👇 https://twitter.com/BenLeruth/status/1512348322878701568

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/CasMudde/status/1512561679913164806

The French election is all about imperialism. Here’s why
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/the-french-election-is-all-about-imperialism-heres-why/
#france
#FrenchElection

Who will emerge victorious in the
#FrenchElection? | The Stream

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On April 10 voters in France will head to the polls to elect their next president. Will it be a second five-year term for President Emmanuel Macron? Or will ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBGSFYQTOOM

(The host is cute, but I wish he'd shut the fuck up and stop interrupting women when they are talking!)