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The French election in 5 graphics
Who’s leading in the polls, which candidate is popular among Jews and what’s the forecast
By Haaretz Apr 19, 2017
What will France’s election mean for Palestine?
Ali Abunimah Power Suits 19 April 2017
▻https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/what-will-frances-election-mean-palestine
(...) Instead, the two frontrunners are Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right Front National, and Emmanuel Macron, a former minister under Socialist President François Hollande who is running as a mold-breaking independent “centrist.”
But in a sign of how much in flux things are, polls have shown a recent surge for left-wing, pro-Palestinian candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon.
Mélenchon, who wants to pull France out of NATO, is calling for sanctions on Israel and an end to France’s crackdown on Palestine solidarity activists.
What does all this mean for Palestine? (...)