This is the seventh instalment of our french election series. We examined yesterday's results and find that a lot has changed since the last time these two candidates went head to head. The result delivers essentially a re run of the 20 17 run off between emanua macron and marie lapin. But this time i think what we're looking at is something that will be a lot closer.
President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen of the nationalist-populist National Rally party will advance to a run-off; in the continuation of our series, we ask what to expect in an unexpectedly tight race. Russian military communications have proven easy to intercept, leading to poor co-ordination and heavy battlefield losses. And South Korea’s millennials are frantically hunting for Pokémon-themed snacks.
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