"Heading for starboard!" Intriguingly, 15% of those polled who voted for far-left Mélenchon said they would vote for far-right Le Pen in the second round. POLITICO Poll of Polls — French polls, trends and election news for France. He certainly seems to have had an epiphany. It collapsed in the face of massive strikes. If she gets her vote out, and Mr Macron does not, she could still win. French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist party suffered a humiliating rout in local elections Paris (AFP) - With a new cabinet full of rightwing stalwarts, French President Emmanuel Macron is betting that his 2022 re-election hopes are best built on a conservative base that wants economic recovery to be the priority, analysts say. However, Ms Le Pen has very passionate supporters and turnout will be crucial. In that context, there'd be less need for the EU to be seen to be hard on Britain to deter others from leaving the club too.
She'd fail, call a referendum and a Frexit could follow. But his chances of winning are dramatically weakened. The revolution’s proximate cause is voters’ fury at the uselessness and self-dealing of their ruling class.
As for Mr Macron; political logic would suggest that he'll pick up the votes of all those who supported Socialist candidate Mr Hamon (6%), all of those who supported far-left candidate Mr Melenchon (19.5%). @Stone_SkyNews. Remember, half of voters didn't choose either of them. Over 100,000 French translations of English words and phrases. He was then too unpopular to get much done. Many French are becoming increasingly critical of the policies of Macron, as well, with 62 per cent saying they are disappointed and just 14 per cent stating they are satisfied by his term as president so far. Emmanuel Macron's party remains on course for historic landslide win. I chose Marine.". In it he mentioned France's borders and talked about a third "French way" for the future. The poll, which was conducted by the Elabe Institute, reveals that the French president has lost voters … He is a former banker who served as economy minister in Francois Hollande's government. For far-left firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon, Macron's reshuffle proves "a more definite, clear desire to be the leader of the right".
It was Mr Hollande who hired him to advise on economic policy before making him a minister. Poll: 69 Per Cent of French Predict Macron Will Lose Next Election 2,989 ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty. Why the French presidential election will have consequences far beyond its borders. But with the other two frontrunners - Francois Fillon and Jean-Luc Melenchon - also within the margin of error and the polls inability to predict Trump and Brexit, there was more than an inkling that anything could happen. Until now. But how does the process work and what happens next? In 2007 he married his former schoolteacher, who is more than 20 years his senior. The winner of that contest will be France's next president. (LREM) movement, his party lost the European Elections last year to Le Pen’s National Rally. Brussels wouldn't have it.
But his victory would re-embolden a wounded EU; the perception would be that 2017 is turning out to be a good year - Geert Wilders didn't win in The Netherlands, Le Pen would have lost in France. Born b/w 1965-85? (On The Move) to specifically target the centre ground.Mr Macron is an enthusiastic supporter of the European Union and has pledged to reform the French economy. Mr Macron was Mr Hollande’s economy minister. IT HAS been many years since France last had a revolution, or even a serious attempt at reform. There's just a little less mention of the EU and the euro. Within the parameters of a hugely unpredictable election it was the most predictable result: a Macron/Le Pen run-off; the centrist independent versus the far-right nationalist. While Mr Macron has, to date, not publicly addressed whether he will be seeking a second term as president, 69 per cent of the poll respondents said that they do not expect him to be able to win the 2022 election. Newspaper editorials were unanimous Tuesday in playing up Macron's rightward tack, with several noting the president has consulted Sarkozy often since his election, also in recent weeks. For his part, we've seen Emmanuel Macron tacking a little, too.
She's attacking her opponent with trademark fire and anger. Bernie Sanders emerged as the front-runner. After his centrist party's rout in municipal elections last month that saw a surge by the Greens, speculation was rife that Macron would at least give a nod to environmental and progressive forces in a long-expected reshuffle. France’s next revolution The vote that could wreck the European Union Why the French presidential election will have consequences far beyond its borders Leaders Mar 4th 2017 edition The 2017 French presidential election was held on 23 April and 7 May 2017. For the second round though, the abstention rate is set to be higher and that will benefit Marine Le Pen. The president also parted ways with his justice, agriculture and labour ministers, all on the left. This year’s presidential election, the most exciting in living memory, promises an upheaval.
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