Debate of the day

Is there still a republican front?

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The extremes, embodied in particular by Marine Le Pen, Eric Zemmour and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, won more than 58% of the votes in the first round of the French presidential election on April 10, 2022. AP - Bob Edme

By: Adrien Delgrange

1 min

Today is April 21.

In France, a date synonymous with the accession to the second round of the presidential election of a far-right candidate.

It was for the first time, 20 years ago: Jean-Marie Le Pen facing Jacques Chirac.

From the announcement of this poster, spontaneous demonstrations throughout France, headlines in the press the next day, most political parties in unison to stand up, to block the FN, to create a republican front.

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20 years later, Marine Le Pen is for the second time in the decisive round of the presidential election.

Is the Republican front still relevant?

Or did it crack?  

With our guests

- Marc-Olivier Padis

, director of studies at Think Tank Terra Nova

- Jean Philippe Derosier

, constitutionalist, professor of public law at the University of Lille, author of the blog "

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- Nicolas Roussellier

, historian, lecturer at Sciences Po. Author of the book “

, Gallimard.

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