Is Marine Lepin the Next French President?

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Marin's appeal is that he says, look, i'm neither left nor right? I just want to do what's best for the country. His lead over lepin has been getting narrower which raises the possibility that lapin could be the next french president. It would be a big change, not just for france, but also for the russia and china. She would be if you like, the next domino to fall ine te sort of wave of popularism and nationalism that are swept across the world - including France.

EU prepares more sanctions against Russia after apparent atrocities near Kyiv, French president Emmanuel Macron has warned his supporters not to assume that he will win a second term in this month’s election, and international auditors are resigning from China’s heavily indebted property developers.

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