Bayan
01-16-2023, 12:33 AM
When they go to the polls on Sunday, voters in France will be faced with the same two presidential candidates as 2017: Emmanuel Macron, the president and a polished centrist, and Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right National Rally party.
Yet the context is different. There is a war in Europe, and the contest is tight.
What are the stakes in the runoff election, and how has the race become so close?
Guest: Roger Cohen (https://www.nytimes.com/by/roger-cohen?smid=pc-thedaily), Paris bureau chief for The New York Times.
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Background reading:
President Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader, in the runoff on Sunday. The outcome will be crucial for France and reverberate globally (https://www.nytimes.com/article/france-presidential-election-2022.html).
No French president has been the object of such intense dislike among significant segments of the population as Mr. Macron. How deep that loathing runs will be a critical factor in the election (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/world/europe/france-macron-unpopular.html).
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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Yet the context is different. There is a war in Europe, and the contest is tight.
What are the stakes in the runoff election, and how has the race become so close?
Guest: Roger Cohen (https://www.nytimes.com/by/roger-cohen?smid=pc-thedaily), Paris bureau chief for The New York Times.
Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, subscribe to our newsletter (https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline).
Background reading:
President Emmanuel Macron will face Marine Le Pen, the far-right leader, in the runoff on Sunday. The outcome will be crucial for France and reverberate globally (https://www.nytimes.com/article/france-presidential-election-2022.html).
No French president has been the object of such intense dislike among significant segments of the population as Mr. Macron. How deep that loathing runs will be a critical factor in the election (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/20/world/europe/france-macron-unpopular.html).
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily). Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)