Election Special: France Decides with Rim-Sarah Alouane and Philippe Marlière | ep. 63

It's Bloody Complicated - A Compass Podcast

English - August 16, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 42.8 MB
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On Monday 11th April we saw the consequences when progressives divide and centrists ignore the ground to their left. A rightward-shifting Emmanuel Macron finds himself in a second-round matchup with the far-right Marine Le Pen in France.

Left-of-centre parties split the vote in the first round, allowing Le Pen to narrowly make the run-off. Current polling suggests that left-wing voters will only break to Macron fairly narrowly – with huge numbers set to abstain.

What does it all mean? And what are the lessons for the UK?

French politics experts Philippe Marliėre and Rim-Sarah Alouane will join us to assess the aftermath of the election.

Take a deep dive into the French election on this edition of It’s Bloody Complicated, the Compass podcast.

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