As next year’s presidential elections in France approach, the two front-runners are trying on each other’s clothes.
Marine Le Pen, traditionally a candidate of the extreme right, is seeking more moderate voters by steering her party, the National Rally, toward the middle ground of French politics. More surprisingly, perhaps, President Emmanuel Macron is veering sharply rightward, shocking many of his supporters and raising questions about the boundaries of acceptable political discourse.
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The French president and his far-right competitor for the 2022 elections are adopting parts of each other’s platforms, throwing into question just what topics are acceptable in the mainstream.
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The European Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, has said a narrow path has opened up for the UK and EU to strike a post-Brexit trade deal. As the two sides continue crunch talks in Brussels before the transition period comes to an end on December 31, Ms von der Leyen said she could not guarantee “whether there will be a deal or not”, but added: “The path may be very narrow but it is there. It comes after talks were extended past a provisional deadline