The Wall Street Journal comments today the result of the France’s election in a story written by Noemie Bisserbe and Stacy Meichtry with this introduction:
“PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected by a wide margin, according to projections based on early ballot counts, overcoming deep divisions among voters worried about inflation, the war in Ukraine and the impact of immigration on France’s national identity.
Mr. Macron garnered 58.8% of the estimated vote Sunday, while far-right leader Marine Le Pen won 41.2%, according to a projection from polling firm Ipsos.”
We have to remark that a few days before the voting Macron and Le Pen had a public TV debate where again Ms. Le Pen recognized that she received support from Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
These were my comments posted in the WSJ Online blog about the results of French elections:
“Putin lost in France. The French voted against Le Pen for her friendship with the Russian President.
The friendship between Le Pen and Putin is not new. In the previous election, Macron's rival traveled to Moscow on an official trip asking the Russian president for his support.
The French don't like the infiltration of others in their own elections
First of all, the French are French. With their classic pride, they said “Putin out!”
SOURCES: The Wall Street Journal, Deutsche Welle, my own think tank
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