Presidential election : the lessons of the first round
The election of April 10, 2022 is full of lessons on French politics. Latest figures and first comments.
The election of April 10, 2022 is full of lessons on French politics. Latest figures and first comments.
Viewpoint. The former Secretary of State for the Budget, Christian Eckert, asks questions and, in so doing, sheds light on the use of consulting firms by the Macronie, in particular McKinsey.
Emmanuel Macron (28.5%) and Marine Le Pen (24.2%) will meet in the second round on April 24, 2022. Jean-Luc Mélenchon (20.20%) finishes in third place, Zemmour caps at 7.1%, Pécresse at 5.1%, Hidalgo at 1.9%.
Fourteen journalists, former war correspondents of major Italian media, have just written an open letter to denounce the bias of the international press in covering the war in Ukraine.
The investigation by the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office opened for “aggravated tax fraud laundering” puts President-candidate Macron in a very delicate position a few days before the election.
Four days before the first round, the gap is closing between the three favorites of the polls. The boss of the RN could come out on top on the evening of April 10. And Mélenchon could take second place.
With eight days to go before the first round, the president-candidate is starting to get nervous. He fears not to be present in the second round and, if he succeeds, to be beaten by Marine Le Pen. Branlebas of combat at LAREM.
The qualification for the second round of the presidential election of the two leaders of the extremist parties would sound like a thunderclap. But the second round would be lively.
What if Macron wasn’t in the second round? The question may seem absurd in view of the flattering polls for the president-candidate. However, an election is not simply a matter of arithmetic. It’s a very subtle alchemy that algorithms can’t capture.
Is the election over, as the polls and political observers have been saying for months? Not yet. There are 17 days left before the first round and one month before the second.
Point of view. Interviewed by Apolline de Malherbe on BFMTV, the former Prime Minister mentioned the idea of a possible conflict with Russia. But he remains vague about the state of our army.
While the World Bank expects a strong increase in remittances to Ukraine, UFC-Que Choisir is warning financial institutions and public authorities about their “unethically expensive” fees.