France’s big year — 2017Dear European friends, please leave us alone (just a bit)Seen from abroad, coverage of the French presidential elections seems to be squarely focused on how anti-EU the French population has…Apr 28, 2017Apr 28, 2017
France’s big year — 2017What we learned from the first presidential debateFor the first time, a debate was held before the first round of the presidential election, bringing together the top 5 candidates. The lack…Mar 21, 2017Mar 21, 2017
France’s big year — 2017Fillon and the art of political suicideYesterday, François Fillon surprised everyone by announcing that he would stay on as a candidate for the conservative party, in the face of…Mar 2, 2017Mar 2, 2017
France’s big year — 2017Le Pen’s presidential program: make it rain!French magazine Challenges obtained an advance copy of the presidential program that Marine Le Pen will present this weekend in Lyon. Of…Feb 1, 2017Feb 1, 2017
France’s big year — 2017Why Penelopegate is a catastrophe for FranceWith the Socialist primary out of the way, the presidential field is now close to complete, with the exception of François Bayrou, the…Jan 31, 2017Jan 31, 2017
France’s big year — 2017Is Manuel Valls taking everybody down with him?The primaries are turning into a long nightmare for the French Socialist Party. The result of the first round has deepened internal…Jan 27, 2017Jan 27, 2017
France’s big year — 2017Socialist party primary: hot takesBenoît Hamon came out ahead of the first round of the Socialist primary last night, garnering 36% of the votes, a 5 point margin over…Jan 23, 2017Jan 23, 2017
France’s big year — 2017Can Macron win it all?Yesterday’s post explored the paths for Macron to make it past the first round. Today’s will focus on second round scenarios and Macron’s…Jan 20, 2017Jan 20, 2017
France’s big year — 2017How far can Macron go?Today’s post is dedicated to the scenarios surrounding how Macron can fare in the first round of the presidential elections. Tomorrow’s…Jan 19, 2017Jan 19, 2017
France’s big year — 2017The imperfect Socialist primariesEnthusiasm about the Socialist primaries is, euphemistically, quite low among the French population. A small amount of poll respondents…Jan 12, 2017Jan 12, 2017