First round of france's presidential election is three days away, and one pole after another suggests the same thing. The fact that miss lepen is faring so well is down in part to a long rehabilitation of the party,. distanced some from its founder, her father jean marie e aso siiisterodepe. In this sixth instalment of our french election series, we are going to look at how she has ended up as mister macon's greatest threat.
The first round of the presidential election is on Sunday and our first-ever series has been following the race closely. This compendium of the first six dispatches looks at the candidates, their platforms and the sharply shifting political landscape in France.
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