France’s Mainstreaming Extremism
Apr 27, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 128
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Episode description
French Journalist Karen Lajon joins Ron Steslow to discuss France’s presidential election last weekend
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(01:43) Karen’s work covering France and the world
(03:50 The climate heading into the elections
(05:08) The sentiment around Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron
(09:33) Le Pen’s push to de-demonize the National Rally
(19:23) Le Pen’s ties to Putin
(25:34) What a LePen victory would have meant for France
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