The French Election and Europe’s Future
In all likelihood, French voters will elect the centrist Emmanuel Macron as their next president on May 7. But the strong showing for anti-establishment candidates in the election's first round should be a wake-up call for all who want to ensure the EU's long-term survival.
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BERLIN – A lot can happen between now and the second round of the French presidential election on May 7, so it is still too early to celebrate. But, even with the nationalist, populist candidate Marine Le Pen still in the running, many observers are genuinely hopeful that the first-round winner, Emmanuel Macron, will be France’s next president.