French face stark choice as they head to the polls
France yesterday began voting in an election that is to decide whether pro-EU centrist French President Emmanuel Macron keeps his job or is unseated by far-right euroskeptic Marine Le Pen in what would amount to a political earthquake. Opinion polls in the past few days gave Macron a solid and slightly growing lead as analysts said that former National Rally president Le Pen — despite her efforts to soften her image and tone down some of her party’s policies — remained unpalatable for many. However, a surprise Le Pen victory could not be ruled out, given the high numbers of voters who
Source: taipeitimes.com
