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A panorama of uncertainty remains as the polls for far-right candidate Marine Le Pen rise in the first round of France’s presidential election this Sunday. With the Social Democrats and Conservatives – compared to the Spanish PSOE and PP – away from the top positions with intent to vote, can Le Pen win the election? Although, perhaps, this is the first round, two experts analyze the political reality of the Gallic country in this video. Candidate Emmanuel Macron is the best ranked candidate according to the latest polls, but with only the two most voted candidates in the second round, will he still be the favorite? What plays in favor of the current French president? The war and pandemic in Ukraine have been heroes in an unusual legislature for the current president, who has been presented as the only possible alternative to the Le Pen government. The far-right leader has started the campaign far away from Macron but has cut his loss to 5 points in recent days, compared to 16 points the French leader took two weeks ago.
Besides candidates, what factors are important at the time of voting? What do the French prefer? Youth boycott can be decisive in the support received by various political representatives. Are you disillusioned with the elected representatives? What can inspire you? Experts explain all these factors to understand the social and economic context in which French society lives. At the start of the campaign, the appearance of ric Zemour threatened Le Pen’s voters, although they lagged far behind in published polls. On the left, Jean-Luc Mélenchon is the only possible candidate to reach the second round. But it remains in third place, still far from the far-right leader.
