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French Politics: 577 seats, 18 regions, 96 departments. This article explains it a little more about how the French legislative elections work

Further to my article earlier today on the purpose of the legislative elections, (http://www.makemeaware.com/french-elections-not-president-elected/), here is a little more information on how one arrives at the figure of 577 seats in the National Assembly. What […]

By Samantha Sharp On April 28, 2017 1 Comment

French Politics: Macron and Le Pen in the final round and the two candidates couldn’t be more different

So the polls were right. For a while there after the terrorist shooting in Paris, I was pretty convinced that we may end up looking at a contest between Fillon and Macron, both of whom […]

By Samantha Sharp On April 24, 2017 1 Comment

French Politics: Will last night’s terror attack affect Sunday’s election?

Today is Friday. The first round of presidential elections in France takes place on Sunday. Most of the campaigns have now ceased although the far left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon is still at it. He’s doing […]

By Samantha Sharp On April 21, 2017 1 Comment

French Politics: Update in the polls as of today, 2nd March 2017, and ‘The Macron Agenda’, as of this morning

Elba has produced a poll for Les Echos and Radio Classique. I am listening to Radio Classique right now on the internet and it’s actually quite nice: a bit of Bach on the side. From a quick glance, […]

By Samantha Sharp On March 2, 2017 3 Comments