04 May 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe FRANCE: The second and final round of the presidential election takes place this Sunday. The polls show Macron in the lead with 60%, and Marine le Pen with 40%. See comment Et Après?. Marin le Pen stepped down as leader of the National Front to concentrate… Continue reading Issue 103:2017 05 04:Week in Brief International
Tag: French elections
Issue 101:201 04 20:Week in Brief International
20 April 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe ALBANIA: More than 20 policemen and customs officers were arrested on suspicion of helping drug smugglers export cannabis to Italy. FRANCE: The first round of the presidential vote will take place this week. The three leading candidates – Macron, Le Pen and Fillon – are neck… Continue reading Issue 101:201 04 20:Week in Brief International
Issue 101:2017 04 20:Le Dilemme des Citoyens et Citoyennes (Richard Pooley)
20 April 2017 Le Dilemme des Citoyens et Citoyennes Game theory and the French elections. by Richard Pooley Polls in France still show that around a third of citizens have not decided who they will vote for in the first round of the presidential election on Sunday. In many cases, if my French friends and… Continue reading Issue 101:2017 04 20:Le Dilemme des Citoyens et Citoyennes (Richard Pooley)
Issue 95:2017 03 09:Is the party about to start in Europe (Frank O’Nomics)
09 March 2017 Is the party about to start in Europe? We might be leaving at just the wrong time by Frank O’Nomics Have you ever left a party early, only to be told that it really got going after your departure? Or, have you not returned to a play after the interval, then to… Continue reading Issue 95:2017 03 09:Is the party about to start in Europe (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 92:2017 02 16:Sans lui, le deluge (Richard Pooley)
16 February 2017 Sans lui, le déluge? Who will stop le Pen? by Richard Pooley For the past fifty-five years the French have had it easy when choosing their presidents. The presidential election has two rounds. In the first round you voted for whoever you liked most, safe in the knowledge that there would be… Continue reading Issue 92:2017 02 16:Sans lui, le deluge (Richard Pooley)
Issue 75: 2016 10 13: Juppe? Qui est-il? (Richard Pooley)
13 October 2016 Juppé? Qui est-il? The Republican party primary this side of the Atlantic. by Richard Pooley The Trump-Clinton battle is not the only important presidential election going on at present. The French version has started in earnest, with the first two-round primary to choose the right-of-centre Republican Party candidate only two months away. … Continue reading Issue 75: 2016 10 13: Juppe? Qui est-il? (Richard Pooley)
