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Apr 22, 2022

The economic fallout of France’s presidential election

Though a Marine Le Pen victory for the French presidency seems unlikely, it could spell trouble for the European Union. Plus, an Earth Day check-in on the renewables industry.

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A woman passes by electoral campaign posters of French President and La Republique en Marche (LREM) party candidate for re-election Emmanuel Macron (L) and French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) presidential candidate Marine Le Pen in Savenay, western France on April 19, 2022. - Emmanuel Macron won 27.85 percent of votes in the first round of France's presidential election, while far-right veteran Marine Le Pen scored 23.15 percent, according to final results from the interior ministry on April 18, 2022.
A woman passes by electoral campaign posters of French President and La Republique en Marche (LREM) party candidate for re-election Emmanuel Macron (L) and French far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) presidential candidate Marine Le Pen in Savenay, western France on April 19, 2022. - Emmanuel Macron won 27.85 percent of votes in the first round of France's presidential election, while far-right veteran Marine Le Pen scored 23.15 percent, according to final results from the interior ministry on April 18, 2022.
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