PODCAST: It's Macron vs Le Pen again, but this time nothing is guaranteed
With the first round of voting over, The Local's Talking France podcast is looking all the scores, what happens next and who is likely to win in the Macron v Le Pen face off.
Ben McPartland is joined by Local France editor Emma Pearson and political columnist John Lichfield.
Giving his reaction to the preliminary first round results, John said he now believed Macron would win the second round but warned that his re-election was “by no means guaranteed”.
“I would say Macron’s people would be delighted with those scores in that the tide had been running in Marine Le Pen’s favour in the last few weeks,” he said.
“But there’s not that many votes out there for Macron to win in the second round. It’s going to be very tight.
Listen to Talking France HERE, or on Spotify or Apple.
“I think the second round will be hard for Le Pen because people will concentrate on her as a possible president rather than a nice woman who likes cats.
“It’s going to be a tough second round campaign. I think Macron will win but it’s by no means guaranteed”.
We're looking ahead to what happens over the next two weeks, how the second round of voting will work and why everyone is suddenly talking about 'reservoirs'.
You can find previous episodes of Talking France HERE.
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Ben McPartland is joined by Local France editor Emma Pearson and political columnist John Lichfield.
Giving his reaction to the preliminary first round results, John said he now believed Macron would win the second round but warned that his re-election was “by no means guaranteed”.
“I would say Macron’s people would be delighted with those scores in that the tide had been running in Marine Le Pen’s favour in the last few weeks,” he said.
“But there’s not that many votes out there for Macron to win in the second round. It’s going to be very tight.
Listen to Talking France HERE, or on Spotify or Apple.
“I think the second round will be hard for Le Pen because people will concentrate on her as a possible president rather than a nice woman who likes cats.
“It’s going to be a tough second round campaign. I think Macron will win but it’s by no means guaranteed”.
We're looking ahead to what happens over the next two weeks, how the second round of voting will work and why everyone is suddenly talking about 'reservoirs'.
You can find previous episodes of Talking France HERE.
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