The vote that could wreck the European Union
Why the French presidential election will have consequences far beyond its borders
IT HAS been many years since France last had a revolution, or even a serious attempt at reform. Stagnation, both political and economic, has been the hallmark of a country where little has changed for decades, even as power has rotated between the established parties of left and right.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “France’s next revolution”
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