France:
The Unrelenting Rise of the Le Pen Vote
Politics
by
Martin Armstrong,
Apr 25, 2022
Emmanuele
Macron has won the second round of the French presidential election against
Marine Le Pen. With 58.6 percent according to the preliminary final results,
the incumbent is well ahead of his right-wing challenger. But the gap has
narrowed compared to 2017 (and even more so since 2002), as a look at this
Statista infographic shows. Back then, Le Pen came in at around 34 percent.
Five years later, 13.3 million French people have given their vote to the
leader of the Rassemblement National (National Rally) - that corresponds to a
share of 41.5 percent.
This shows
how great the discontent is in the country. Accordingly, the re-elected
president expects a tough task ahead: "An answer must be found to the
anger and disagreements that led many of our compatriots to vote for the
extreme right," Macron said in his victory speech, adding: "It will
be my responsibility and that of those around me."
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