The French election is currently being dominated by the Right, the farthest left candidate, who has a chance of winning the election is an independent. Emmanuel Macron is a former Socialist economy minister who has risen to second place in the upcoming election. Because of the investigation into his competitor Francois Fillon, regarding allegations that he gave his wife a highly paid job with no responsibilities, Emmanuel has taken a slight lead.
Macron has not been entirely scandal-free however, his recent comments regarding the french occupation of Algeria landed him in hot water with National Front supporters. By claiming that what France did during the colonization of Algeria he may have alienated a portion of voters. However, the support he is rallying seems to stem from the unique approach to politics Macron takes. The National Front will not be voting for Macron regardless, their support is for their candidate Marine Le Pen, who seems to be in the lead at the moment. Her supporters have more conviction behind them than any other candidate's currently, three-fourths of them are certain of their vote.
Macron is the founder of the "En Marche" movement which is an ideology that draws upon his socialist background, however, seeks to transcend party lines. Its supporters are widespread, and it has enlisted several political important politicians and economists in its ranks. The movement seeks to reject the choices of yesterday in order to make a brighter tomorrow
This will not be an easy election for him, though, he is seen as an intellectual with a "pro-European" agenda in a nation with rising nationalism. His belief that Germany's open borders to Syrian refugee "saved our collective dignity" is becoming unfashionable in a nation that has suffered from several high-profile terrorist attacks. He may be ahead in polls against Le Pen for the final election, however, he has some serious hurdles to overcome before then, and when he finally gets there he has to defeat Le Pen, a woman deemed to be France's, Donald Trump. In a nation where nationalism is becoming a dominant ideology it will not be easy to defeat Le Pen.
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Macron's movement that "seeks to reject the choices of yesterday in order to make a brighter tomorrow" seems to go against the French indicative planning onf information gathering since they study and collect data from the past to move forward. Without looking to this past data they would have a very difficult time planning.
Additionally, the government in France needs to have active involvement with the economy and different industries. If he continues to build up walls between him and some of the nationalist voters he will have a difficult time working together.
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