The geographical divides behind Le Pen’s and Macron’s success in the polls

PARIS — As the first results of the French presidential election appeared on big TV screens on Sunday night, the two candidates who were later announced as the winners waited at two very different locations. Marine Le Pen had traveled to Henin-Beaumont, a small industrial town in northeastern France and a far-right stronghold. But Emmanuel Macron stayed in the […]

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