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Originally Posted by Damien

France are soon having their national elections. The biggest of which is President. Hollande is stepping down after deciding approval ratings of 4% are not a great start to a campaign.

Leaving the main candidates:

- Fillon - former favorite. Republican whose recently run into trouble after allegations he paid his wife state money to do nothing.
- Le Pen - National front candidate. Expected to make the final around easily but then to lose to whoever else makes the run-off.
- Macron - former Prime Minster, current favorite. Independent candidate whose a centrist but waving a wide of public support.

The socialists also elected someone who won't win.

In France if no candidate gets over 50% it goes to a run off between the two most popular. It almost always goes to that runoff.

Personally l would be reasonably happy if Macron became president.