18/04/2017

The Coming French Revolution

By ben sim

A second-round electoral face-off between the National Front’s Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron would be a political watershed for France.

If Le Pen somehow comes out on top, French politics – not to mention the European Union – will be turned upside. But even the ostensibly moderate Macron represents, in his own way, a truly radical stance. With both candidates likely to make it to the second round, France is on the verge of a political revolution, regardless of who wins.

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/france-presidential-election-political-revolution-by-zaki-laidi-2017-04