Cost of living was the number one concern for French voters. Unemployment has been considered the curse of the french economy. Immigration played a massive role, but culture war issues were also at play. I think he has a chance to really try and change at least that crucial component of the european, of the europinion a, how it works.
For the second part of our analysis of one of the most tense elections in Europe of recent years, we hear from Sophie Pedder, Paris bureau chief at The Economist and author of Revolution Française: Emmanuel Macron and the Quest to Reinvent a Nation. Sophie is joined by foreign-policy writer and Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, Ben Judah, for a discussion about where France is headed next on both the World stage and closer to home. Hosting the discussion is Rosamund Urwin, Media Editor for the Sunday Times.
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