The Putin factor in French elections
Before the on Ukraine, the polls had three supporters of Russian president
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Before the on Ukraine, the polls had three supporters of Russian president
Even if the outcome of the French presidential race seems clear, it seems no less clear that the collateral effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are likely to complicate politics in France and elsewhere in Europe.
PARIS — Although the French presidential election is just two months away, it still feels as though the campaign hasn’t really begun. On both the right and the left, the candidates are busy marking their territories off from close rivals. Each seems to be more focused on settling internal accounts than on confronting the incumbent, Emmanuel Macron.
PARIS — Although the French presidential election is just two months away, it still feels as though the campaign hasn’t really begun. On both the right and the left, the candidates are busy marking their territories off from close rivals. Each seems to be more focused on settling internal accounts than on confronting the incumbent, Emmanuel Macron.
Daniel Cohen, president of the board of directors of the Paris School of Economics, is the author, most recently, of ‘The Inglorious Years: The Collapse of the Industrial Order and the Rise of Digital Society’ (Princeton University Press, 2021).