Tag: Presidential

Our columnist Mathieu Bock-Côté is currently staying in France, from where he observes French news from a Quebec perspective. Less than a hundred days before the presidential election, France is heating up. The debates are multiplying and the polls are often contradictory. Emmanuel Macron dominates the race. He is a brilliant political strategist. However, the twists and turns of the health crisis are beginning to weaken it. But if Emmanuel Macron clearly dominates the race, it is not clear who he will face in the second round. There is a good chance that it will be Marine Le Pen, as in 2017. The populist candidate, from the National Rally, whom many believed to be buried for good, has shown real resilience. She is in her third preside...