By Costas Raptis France is in contemplation. As of midnight, all the pre-election events have ended, and the citizens are using this 24-hour period of calm to finalize their decisions, in view of tomorrow’s first round of the presidential elections. The full absorption of Europe, of course, by the war in Ukraine, seems to have […]
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France: Tough race for the presidency
Those in charge of Macron’s election campaign have become cautious. After the announcement of the results of the first round, they do not plan a party in a secular bracelet in Paris, as they did after his great electoral success 5 years ago. Instead they plan to speak to his supporters in a multi-space, in […]
Le Pen threat sends French bond yields to the highest level
The prospect of a Marine Le Pen presidency scares investors in the French bond market as the far-right candidate approaches incumbent Emanuel Macron ahead of Sunday’s election, according to Bloomberg. Investors have rejected French debt this week, pushing the cost of borrowing 10-year bonds to a seven-year high. Yields are on track for their fifth […]
France: Who are the five candidates for the presidency and what do they want?
Uncertainty remains high today, on the eve of the first round of the presidential election in France, where the candidates will abstain from the public stage until the announcement of the result of the vote on Sunday, with the confrontation being announced ambiguously between the outgoing president Emanuel Macr. far-right candidate Marin Lepen. According to […]
France: Macron’s “sprint” in elections and Le Pen’s growing threat
Macron’s election campaign is likened to a “sprint” article by Bloomberg, as the French president’s election campaign officially ended yesterday, in a tough race with the nationalist leader Marine Le Pen for the French presidency. In an interview with Brut, a Paris-based online media outlet, he discussed issues ranging from education and ecology to foreign […]
France: Melanson and Pecres will not nominate candidates for their second round
The last day of the election campaign in view of the first round of the presidential elections on Sunday in France today, with Emanuel Macron and Marin Le Pen appearing favorites to participate in the second round that will take place on April 24. As for the other candidates, the question is already whether they […]
Macron Bell: Le Pen’s program will drive investors away from France
French President Emmanuel Macron, who is running for a second term in Sunday’s presidential election, said today that he had entered the election campaign later than he had hoped, and warned of the financial consequences of a Marine Le Pen victory. . “Indeed, I entered the election campaign late,” Macron told French radio station RTL, […]
France: Macron-Le Pen difference narrows ahead of first round of presidential elections on Sunday
By Costas Raptis The day is approaching – and the difference is getting smaller. The microphones are turned off in France on Friday night and the election campaign gives way to a 24-hour meditation, in view of the first round of the presidential elections on Sunday. However, the basic facts of the confrontation are already […]
France: far-right Le Pen exploits poll to boost image
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen, who is narrowing the gap with President Emanuel Macron in her intention to vote in the run-up to Sunday’s presidential election, today exaggerated herself by stressing how “reasonable” she is, aiming to embellish her image. of. Le Pen, which Macron easily defeated by securing two-thirds of the vote five […]
France – Elections: New poll shows Macron winner in the second round
With the French presidential race looming in the run-up to Sunday’s first round of elections, the two favorites, President Emanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen, voiced their opposition in today’s interviews, refuting each other’s arguments. Polls have long predicted that Macron will win a second term. According to the latest poll conducted by […]
