Why Marine Le Pen Is So Close To Power

Why Marine Le Pen Is So Close To Power

By Orion on Thu, 04/21/2022 - 2:45pm |

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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/04/marine-le-pen-french-presidential-election-2022/629615/

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interesting that she was razzing him for not being tougher with Putin:

Le Pen tries to hit Macron for hosting Putin. He shoots back, "I hosted a head of state, not my banker" pic.twitter.com/1G6Q09RnnE
— Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) April 20, 2022

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 1:04am

Interesting he hit her right where it hurts. Hope the French audience appreciates the sharp & shockingly appropriate retort.

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 1:11am

he's gonna win, it's not close, they basically end up being like us with 40% of the population being angry "populist" losers:

goes into electoral blackout tonight before voting on Sunday. Last polls:

Macron 57%, Le Pen 43% (OpinionWay)
Macron 55.5%, Le Pen 44.5% (Elabe)
Macron 55.5%, Le Pen 44.5% (BVA)
Macron 55%, Le Pen 45% (Ifop)

No candidate has closed a 2R poll lead this big, this late, and won pic.twitter.com/7QaLtxY0oK
— Sophie Pedder (@PedderSophie) April 22, 2022

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 12:50pm

It's THE 25-TO-49-YEAR OLDS THAT ARE THE LE PEN SUPPORTERS!!!

If only French citizens above the age of 50 were allowed to vote, Emmanuel Macron would win.

If only French citizens below the age of 50 were allowed to vote, Marine Le Pen would win. pic.twitter.com/G71LJrawkU
— Yascha Mounk (@Yascha_Mounk) April 22, 2022

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 7:48pm

44% in 18-24 hurts too

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 8:36pm

by Orion on Sat, 04/23/2022 - 9:01am

Test your French

#2022LeDébat pic.twitter.com/565VGpgLDe
— GuillaumeTC (@GuillaumeTC) April 20, 2022

Half answer

Loving the body language in this debate. This is Macron’s “oh Lordy.. she’s got 3 minutes to talk now” face. #Debat2022 #PresidentialDebate pic.twitter.com/VOONt4fgrc
— Emma James (@jmojames) April 20, 2022

The 2022 French presidential election campaign has been a fairly dour affair - elections usually are - but a recent images of candidate Emmanuel Macron during his TV debate with opponent Marine Le Pen, and relaxing with shirt unbuttoned has given rise to… https://t.co/yMlRU7F25e
— The Local France (@TheLocalFrance) April 22, 2022

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 04/24/2022 - 6:05am

The hairy chest picture should convince Tucker and friends that Macron has more testosterone than Pootie (who had a chest as bare as a baby's bottom in that famous equestrian picture,) non?

by artappraiser on Sun, 04/24/2022 - 10:50am

Getting past freedom fries finally

here’s host Jimmy Fallon paying, erm, tribute to Macron’s new look in song. Enjoy!

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 04/24/2022 - 2:09pm

It seems like not much happened.

One thing about French politics - it stays the same.

by Orion on Sun, 04/24/2022 - 4:48pm

Strange, i thought he was the first to be re-elected in ages, and there's heavy discontent about a variety of issues, yet Macron pulled together an "I hear you" vote to push back against a Le Pen protest vote. ((a stirred up disgruntlement in the US sunk Hillary in 2016, while a similarly right wing to Le Pen, Viktor Orban, win running away a few weeks ago in Hungary, so i think it was an important bullet to dodge.

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 04/24/2022 - 8:01pm

France generally seems to have the same sort of liberal leadership for ages.

by Orion on Mon, 04/25/2022 - 12:33pm

Meet the unlikely Le Pen voters, says @rakibehsan https://t.co/DqOaHvo3KZ
— Brexit Home (@BrexitHome) April 29, 2022

by artappraiser on Fri, 04/29/2022 - 4:54pm

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