French President Emmanuel Macron visited a multicultural, working-class suburb north of Paris on Thursday to woo leftist voters ahead of Sunday s presidential runoff vote against far-right challenger Marine Le Pen.
Bookmakers are now saying that Emmanuel Macron is the clear favorite to win reelection. His far-right challenger Marine Le Pen discovered once again that her links to Russia's Putin are hurting her chances
Apr 22, 2022 // France for decades has had closer ties to Russia than the U.S. or most of the EU. But if French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen unseats incumbent Emmanuel Macron, it could mean a full French reconciliation with Russia, write Wesley Culp and Charles Halb.
As elections approach Sunday, the far-right candidate is linked to the Russian president by a web of financial ties and a history of support that has hardly dimmed despite the war in Ukraine.
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) French President Emmanuel Macron visited a multicultural, working-class suburb north of Paris on Thursday to woo leftist voters ahead of Sunday's presidential runoff vote against far-right challenger Marine Le Pen.