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8 of Our Best Articles on the French Presidential Election 8 of Our Best Articles on the French Presidential Election
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Here are some of our in-depth articles about the French presidential elections, in which Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron will go head-to-head in the final round on Sunday.Here are some of our in-depth articles about the French presidential elections, in which Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron will go head-to-head in the final round on Sunday.
A far-right populist who has threatened to bring down the European Union, Marine Le Pen is at the threshold of power as France prepares for the final round of voting on Sunday. Her odds, judging by the polls, are long. But even if she does not succeed against the independent centrist Emmanuel Macron, she is likely to be a powerful fixture of French politics for years to come.A far-right populist who has threatened to bring down the European Union, Marine Le Pen is at the threshold of power as France prepares for the final round of voting on Sunday. Her odds, judging by the polls, are long. But even if she does not succeed against the independent centrist Emmanuel Macron, she is likely to be a powerful fixture of French politics for years to come.
— Adam Nossiter— Adam Nossiter
Mr. Macron, a former investment banker and economy minister, has no political party to speak of and has never held elected office, but he is leading an improbable quest to become modern France’s youngest president.Mr. Macron, a former investment banker and economy minister, has no political party to speak of and has never held elected office, but he is leading an improbable quest to become modern France’s youngest president.
— Alissa J. Rubin— Alissa J. Rubin
After Mr. Macron emerged as the leader in the first round of the French presidential elections, there was palpable relief in mainstream Europe. The politics of Europe remain, at best, precarious, even as the center appears to be holding, at least for now. There was also wide assumption that he would defeat Ms. Le Pen in the runoff. Some even suggested that the results represented the high-water mark of the populist surge that has voted Britain out of the European Union and Donald J. Trump into power in the United States.After Mr. Macron emerged as the leader in the first round of the French presidential elections, there was palpable relief in mainstream Europe. The politics of Europe remain, at best, precarious, even as the center appears to be holding, at least for now. There was also wide assumption that he would defeat Ms. Le Pen in the runoff. Some even suggested that the results represented the high-water mark of the populist surge that has voted Britain out of the European Union and Donald J. Trump into power in the United States.
— Steven Erlanger and Alison Smale— Steven Erlanger and Alison Smale
The debate between the two presidential candidates was a study in violent verbal combat: more like an angry American-style television shoutfest than the reasoned discussion of issues the French have become accustomed to. He said she was telling lies. She called him arrogant. He accused her of repeating “stupidities.” She cut him off and told him not to lecture her. He shook his head sadly, and she laughed sarcastically.The debate between the two presidential candidates was a study in violent verbal combat: more like an angry American-style television shoutfest than the reasoned discussion of issues the French have become accustomed to. He said she was telling lies. She called him arrogant. He accused her of repeating “stupidities.” She cut him off and told him not to lecture her. He shook his head sadly, and she laughed sarcastically.
— Adam Nossiter— Adam Nossiter
The reality of this election cycle in towns like Stains, where public frustration is high over the failure of politicians to deliver on past promises, is that many voters may simply choose to stay home on Sunday for the crucial final vote. The number of disillusioned voters who abstain could determine if Ms. Le Pen upends expectations.The reality of this election cycle in towns like Stains, where public frustration is high over the failure of politicians to deliver on past promises, is that many voters may simply choose to stay home on Sunday for the crucial final vote. The number of disillusioned voters who abstain could determine if Ms. Le Pen upends expectations.
— Alissa J. Rubin and Lilia Blaise— Alissa J. Rubin and Lilia Blaise
Globalization has silenced the historic looms of Calais, a painful retreat for an industry whose delicate creations symbolized “Made in France” know-how, an economic pattern repeated across the country and one of the most divisive issues in the presidential election. The blue-collar voters there represent the forces powering Ms. Le Pen.Globalization has silenced the historic looms of Calais, a painful retreat for an industry whose delicate creations symbolized “Made in France” know-how, an economic pattern repeated across the country and one of the most divisive issues in the presidential election. The blue-collar voters there represent the forces powering Ms. Le Pen.
— Liz Alderman— Liz Alderman
Ms. Le Pen undergoes a distinct feminization in her campaign — a tactical shift and a calculated, canny use of gender in her uphill campaign for the French presidency. The aim is part of a broader strategy to draw more female voters, done in the service of her party’s Islamophobic message and to soften the image of a party long treated as a pariah in France.Ms. Le Pen undergoes a distinct feminization in her campaign — a tactical shift and a calculated, canny use of gender in her uphill campaign for the French presidency. The aim is part of a broader strategy to draw more female voters, done in the service of her party’s Islamophobic message and to soften the image of a party long treated as a pariah in France.
— Susan Chira— Susan Chira
Ms. Le Pen may face an uphill battle in France’s presidential runoff on Sunday, but she has seen daylight through a small window from an unlikely source: her defeated counterpart on the left, Jean-Luc Mélenchon. He has refused to endorse Mr. Macron. Some two-thirds of his voters will cast blank votes or abstain, according to an internal party survey.Only a small percentage say they will support Mr. Macron. Ms. Le Pen may face an uphill battle in France’s presidential runoff on Sunday, but she has seen daylight through a small window from an unlikely source: her defeated counterpart on the left, Jean-Luc Mélenchon. He has refused to endorse Mr. Macron. Some two-thirds of his voters will cast blank votes or abstain, according to an internal party survey. Only a small percentage say they will support Mr. Macron.
— Adam Nossiter— Adam Nossiter