The first round of France’s presidential election narrowed the field to current President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen. Before the two face off in a second round of voting on April 24, Célia Belin and Agneska Bloch examine the issues motivating French voters, and what both candidates will try – and need – to do in the coming weeks to win in the runoff.
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Authors
Célia Belin
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe
@celiabelin
Agneska Bloch
Former Research Assistant and Intern
- The Brookings Institution, Governance Studies
@BlochAgneska
Adrianna Pita
Office of Communications
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