French pre-election climate mirrors run-up to Trump victory

[Smokin Joe]

French pre-election climate mirrors run-up to Trump victory
http://www.france24.com/en/20170501-french-political-climate-mirrors-similar-USA-trump-election-surprise
 Text by Khatya CHHOR
Latest update : 2017-05-05

Now in the final stretch before a decisive May 7 presidential vote, France is seeing some parallels with the political mood in the United States just before the November upset that propelled Donald Trump to the presidency.

The results of France’s April 23 first round closely reflected what the polls had predicted: Macron and Le Pen both advanced to the final round with 24 percent and 21.3 percent of the vote, respectively. The National Front had never before garnered more than 20 percent of a presidential vote in France, marking a resurgence of right-wing appeal. Slightly more than 22 percent of voters abstained in the first round, the highest abstention rate France has seen since 2002.

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http://www.france24.com/en/20170501-french-political-climate-mirrors-similar-USA-trump-election-surprise

[Frank Cannon]

You cannot equate anything normal with the French. Macron is going to win this by a mile because they are all Leftist Commie filth.

[Smokin Joe]

You cannot equate anything normal with the French. Macron is going to win this by a mile because they are all Leftist Commie filth.

I didn't. But I do think this election could chart the future of Europe for some time to come, and that looks grim. Europe has been invaded, with help from European Leaders, and if someone doesn't stand in the breach, the efforts of Charles Martel and Vlad Tepes will have been in vain.