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Russian President Vladimir Putin was in France today for talks with newly elected French president Emmanuel Macron. Relations between the two nations have been strained for some time now: France has been one of the key EU countries to push for sanctions over the crisis in Ukraine, and has also been at odds with Russia over Mocow’s backing of Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. So with all of that on the table in Versailles, is there any way the two men can find common ground?
Monday's naming of a prime minister from the Les Républicains party already split the main center-right bloc that just a few months ago was the heavy favorite to win the elections. Was the naming of a cabinet that brings under the same tent a wide pallate of politicians the final nail in the coffin for the conservatives but also for the other mainstream parties, be they centrist or Socialist. Has Emmanuel Macron already succeeded in blowing up French politics as we know them?
It's been two days since Emmanuel Macron made history, becoming the first man to reach the French presidency without the help of an established party, or even having ever held elected office. But now that the confetti has settled, Macron must figure out how to rule, ideally with a majority in parliament even though he currently controls not a single seat. So how does he get there? And is his win just a hiccup in the business-as-usual of France's two main political parties?
Final hours of campaigning for the second round of France's presidential election, and right until the bitter end, it's been divisive, aggressive, and unpredictable. Our panel of international journalists give us their take on a long a bitter race, share their prognostics for Sunday’s vote, and their most memorable moments on the campaign trail.
This week the France 24 Debate heads to Bonnelle, a village 45km from Paris that sits astride the two sides for France which seem to be going head to head in the 2017 Presidential Election. On one side, the France of the cities and urban areas who are fully integrated in the globalized economy. On the other the rural France that feels left behind and isolated. Sunday’s election between Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron will determine which of these Frances makes their voice heard.
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