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How democratic are the French elections?

11 February 2022

4:17 AM

11 February 2022

4:17 AM

There are just 59 days to go until voters turn out for the first round of the French presidential election and it is not even clear who will make the starting gate.

For now, all the pundits and the bookies are predicting the re-election of President Emmanuel Macron. But the real story is about how French democracy operates.

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