Politics Podcast: Why A Once-Fringe Candidate Is Now A Serious Contender For The French Presidency

On Sunday, French voters will head to the polls as soon as yet again to pick out their president for the following 5 a long time. Right after narrowing down the list of candidates in the first round on April 10, voters will opt for among the incumbent, centrist Emmanuel Macron, and considerably-correct candidate Marine Le Pen. This runoff will provide as a rematch of the election 5 several years back, when a rather unidentified Macron received two-thirds of the vote. This time, nonetheless, the race appears to be a great deal closer. In accordance to POLITICO Europe’s “Poll of Polls,” 55 % assist Macron and 45 percent assist Le Pen.

In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, Galen Druke speaks with POLITICO Europe’s Cornelius Hirsch and Clea Caulcutt about the dynamics at perform in the election. As Macron has occupied the center of the political spectrum in France, with a target on cooperation amongst European nations, the opposition functions have moved towards a nationalist, populist agenda.

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