Tag: presidential election
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Fascism knocks on France’s door this election… and this time it may knock it down
ANALYSIS With two days to go before French voters head to the polls, far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen stands just 2.5 percentage points away from victory in the first round of the presidential election (IFOP). Yes, you read that correctly. Never has a far-right candidate polled this close to the winner’s spot, not even when…
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On Islamophobia, enlightened France is spoilt for choice in the 2022 election
CN: Islamophobia, xenophobia OPINION Don’t be misled by the French liberal outrage at Eric Zemmour. The foundations of his presidential campaign, swollen with the pus of supremacist yearnings and anti-Muslim intent, were laid long ago when a dangerous rhetoric was co-opted by the very voices now denouncing his campaign. The process of legitimising some of…
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Election 2020: an interview with political analyst, Drew Savicki
INTERVIEW With just over a month to go until this year’s Presidential Election, Politika News was fortunate enough to have a (virtual) discussion with political analyst, Drew Savicki, from 270ToWin. With over 27,000 Twitter followers and years of experience in analysing US elections, we asked him the questions every politico wants to know about the…
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