Le Pen Energizes Final Stretch of French Campaign

“The warnings from the French establishment are getting louder: politicians and pundits from Manuel Valls, former prime minister, to President Emmanuel Macron himself are sounding the alarm that voters could propel far-right candidate Marine Le Pen to victory in this month’s election,” the Financial Times reports.

“Le Pen is not there yet — the latest opinion poll from Harris Interactive suggests Macron would still beat her by 51.5 percent to 48.5 percent in the second round. But she is almost guaranteed her place in the run-off against Macron on April 24 — and his lead has narrowed sharply to within the margin of error.”