The possibility of a Marine Le Pen victory in France is a boost for Vladimir Putin
Russia is losing on the battlefield, but elsewhere events are moving in its president's favour.
ByNew Times,
New Thinking.
Russia is losing on the battlefield, but elsewhere events are moving in its president's favour.
ByLeft-wing voters who backed Jean-Luc Mélenchon will be critical to the final result.
ByVoters on the left have been ground down enough to think that a Le Pen presidency would “shake things up”.
ByLive data, commentary and analysis on the first round of France’s presidential election.
ByThe far-right leader is closer than she has ever been to power, a YouGov and Datapraxis poll shows.
ByThe far-right leader’s longstanding strategy of pushing left on economic issues appears a wise choice amid a cost-of-living crisis.
ByIf enough left-wing supporters vote tactically for Jean-Luc Mélenchon, he may be able to squeak through to the second round.
ByThe president's four main rivals are tainted, to varying degrees, by fondness for or links to Vladimir Putin.
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