Just before half past four, Marine Le Pen took to the stage under the stadium strobe lights at the Zénith Arena in Orléans. The radical-right leader, whom analysts say is on the doorstep of the presidency, is polarising, yet deeply and increasingly popular with her base, and has topped the popularity polls for months in France. This came 24 hours after the latest protests across the country,…
Even 'serious' news outlets, like Axios and The Guardian, have reported that El-Sayed is part of the Democrats' midterm strategy of "bringing sexy back".
Raphaël Glucksmann's victory in the center-left primary immediately impacted the polls. Radical-left candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon was slightly unsettled, and centrist Gabriel Attal even more so…
