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French are going to the polls this weekend in another possible shake-up of the EU.
Francois Fillon (conservative) was challenging Le Pen until the story broke that his wife was getting paid for doing a fake job. His core support is Catholics.
Emmanuel Macron now has emerged as a possibility to move to the 2nd round. He worked for Hollande, but resigned to start a new party and emerged as a potential front runner. Pro-business but is known as the politician with empty slogans. If he wins it because he is an outsider with little experience, if he lose it is because he is an outsider....
Le Pen is far right lawyer who is trying to ride a populist wave. Her father was racist and holocaust denier. She is expected to win in the first round, but lose in the 2nd.
Benoit Hamon - educational minister that was to move the work week from 35 to 32 hours per week with universal basic income for everybody. He evidently surprised many by beating Manuel Valls in the socialist primary.
Jean-Luc-Melenchon is the far left candidate calling for a "citizens" revolution and that the French constitution be torn-up. He has become a factor after having a good debate performance. He has proposes 100% tax for anybody earning more than 33,000 # per month (~$5,382 U.S.). Want to renegotiate EU treaties, spend 100 billion on green projects, get rid of nuclear power plans and full retirement at 60.
Francois Fillon (conservative) was challenging Le Pen until the story broke that his wife was getting paid for doing a fake job. His core support is Catholics.
Emmanuel Macron now has emerged as a possibility to move to the 2nd round. He worked for Hollande, but resigned to start a new party and emerged as a potential front runner. Pro-business but is known as the politician with empty slogans. If he wins it because he is an outsider with little experience, if he lose it is because he is an outsider....
Le Pen is far right lawyer who is trying to ride a populist wave. Her father was racist and holocaust denier. She is expected to win in the first round, but lose in the 2nd.
Benoit Hamon - educational minister that was to move the work week from 35 to 32 hours per week with universal basic income for everybody. He evidently surprised many by beating Manuel Valls in the socialist primary.
Jean-Luc-Melenchon is the far left candidate calling for a "citizens" revolution and that the French constitution be torn-up. He has become a factor after having a good debate performance. He has proposes 100% tax for anybody earning more than 33,000 # per month (~$5,382 U.S.). Want to renegotiate EU treaties, spend 100 billion on green projects, get rid of nuclear power plans and full retirement at 60.
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