
France: Right Wing Presidential Candidate Marine Le Pen Will Compete In Runoff Election. Both Main Parties Failed, Changing The Political Balance.
France: Right-wing presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, who is anti-immigration, won 22% of the vote, while progressive candidate Emmanuel Macron received 24%, The runoff election will be held May 7. Le Pen warned voters that France’s survival is at stake. This could completely re-structure the political system, because neither of the old-line parties made it to the second round.