Sunday, April 23, 2017

Make France Great Again candidate succeeds: Marine Le Pen moves to the general election in France.

With a French election system not that entirely different from our own here in Washington State, Marine Le Pen has moved on to the French General Election.

The most recent terrorist attack clearly assisted Le Pen in her efforts.

Europe

French presidential election: Le Pen, Macron projected as winners in first round


As France’s polls closed in the first round of presidential voting on Sunday, Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron were projected by multiple news agencies to advance to a May 7 runoff.

The projections, based on vote totals in certain constituencies that were then extrapolated nationwide, were reported by The Associated Press, Reuters and AFP.

The likely Le Pen-Macron matchup was announced almost immediately after polls closed at 8 p.m. local time. But even before the first results were announced, Le Pen’s fans were so sure of her victory they began singing “La Marseillaise” at one of her headquarters.

The May 7 runoff now places the controversial, right-wing nationalist Le Pen against the centrist, Pro-European Union Macron. Le Pen’s entry into the second round of voting was being watched closely around the globe and is seen as another victory for a populist movement that has recently claimed wins in Britain’s so-called “Brexit” referendum and the election of President Trump in the United States.

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