2017 French Presidential Election – Tomorrow’s “Sky Change”
Presidential candidate - neoliberal Emmanuel Macron. Image from the official website of the French presidential election.
By Chen Chi-Hsiang France is about to undergo a regime change—the decisive second round of the presidential election is on May 7, featuring a head-to-head clash between neoliberal Emmanuel Macron and far-right Marine Le Pen of the National Front. The contest pits globalization against anti-globalization, pro-EU against anti-EU, EU centralization against sovereign independence, openness against protectionism, borderlessness against national boundaries, and free trade against anti-free trade, as well as social elites and the bourgeoisie against the lower-middle class. How this shift will unfold, determining France’s future prospects, will be revealed tomorrow night.