French presidential election: If Le Pen wins, it will be ‘more shocking than Trump’s victory’

French voters in California, USA, go to early voting on April 23 – Photo: AFP

In the first round of voting on April 10, incumbent President Macron and Ms. Le Pen are the two leading candidates.

Mr. Macron leads Le Pen with 27.8% and 23.15% support, according to the newspaper Le Monde. It was the first time in 20 years that an incumbent president took the lead in the first round of voting.

The second round of voting (final round) of the French presidential election took place on April 24. According to AFP news agency, polling stations in France will open from 8 am (13 pm Vietnam time) on April 24 and close at 6 pm (1 am 25-4 Vietnam time).

However, voters in French overseas territories around the world have already begun casting their ballots. History shows that predictions right after the polls close are often very accurate.

Campaigns and polls are banned on weekends. There were a total of 48.7 million eligible voters in this election.

The latest polls still show the advantage in favor of Mr. Macron, but also a large part of voters support Le Pen. Analysts say there is still the possibility that Ms. Le Pen will win a surprise victory thanks to the votes of undecided voters.

“Each candidate has a huge weakness. Half of voters find Emmanuel Macron arrogant while the other half fear Marine Le Pen,” said Bernard Sananes, an expert at Elabe polling organization. .

In calling for a final vote before the election, Mr. Macron said that Le Pen still had the possibility of a surprise victory like in the Brexit vote or the US presidential election. 2016 when Donald Trump was elected.

“Think of what the British people said a few hours before Brexit or (everyone) in the US said before Mr Trump was elected: ‘I’m not going to vote, (vote) for what?” can tell you they regretted it the next day,” Macron said.

If elected, Macron will become the first French president to win a second term since Jacques Chirac in 2002.

Meanwhile, analysts said that Le Pen’s victory could shake the French market and the world more than Brexit or the 2016 US election.

“The shock could be bigger than Brexit, bigger than Trump’s victory if Le Pen wins,” said CMC Markets analyst Michael Hewson.

Le Pen’s victory will raise many questions about the relationship between France and the EU. Much of her policies, such as preventing foreign workers from traveling to France, could create serious conflict.

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