Far right candidate alic zemor is stoking tensions in the southeast of France. The region includes lots of immigrants from north africa and their descendants. It's a place that reliably leads to the right in elections like the current onepoes. In this fifth instalment of our french election series, we're going to look at why the feelings he's tapped into re normalized in french society.
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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