French election, round two

Half of France’s voting population just voted for extremist parties. This does not bode well for Emmanuel Macron, as it has always been hard for French presidents to win a second term.

French President Emmanuel Macron, pictured in June 2018, won the first round of the presidential election on April 10, but he’s still in trouble, writes Gwynne Dyer.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

April 11, 2022

LONDON, U.K.—French President Emmanuel Macron won the first round of the presidential election on April 10, but he’s still in trouble. He knew he would be. Here’s what he said on April 9. “Don’t believe the pundits and the pollsters who tell you that it’s impossible [that the far right ...

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