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Martin Vander Weyer

Disaster versus chaos for France’s economy? My village neighbours don’t seem bothered

22 April 2017

9:00 AM

22 April 2017

9:00 AM

The lovely Dordogne village of St Pompon that is my holiday hide-away has only 350 voters, but is a perfect predictor of presidential elections. It voted heavily for Jacques Chirac against Jean-Marie Le Pen in 2002, marginally for Nicolas Sarkozy against Ségolène Royale in 2007, and 59-41 for François Hollande against Sarkozy in 2012.

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