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Macron and Le Pen advance to Round Two in the French election

What's next for France and for European unity?

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By Warren Olney • Apr 24, 2017 • 1 min read

What's next for France and for European unity?

Between them, they didn't get 50% of French voters yesterday. Right-wing leader Marine Le Pen got about 22% in the First Round of the presidential election. Emmanuel Macron, who's formed his own "centrist" party, got about 24%. It's the first time in almost 60 years that neither of the two traditional parties made the runoff. The winners will square off in Round Two on Sunday, May 7 — less than two weeks from today. Gideon Rachman, chief international affairs columnist for the Financial Times, has more on yesterday's vote, the candidates and what their ideologies mean for France and the European Union.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Luke Vander Ploeg

    Producer, 'To the Point'

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    Evan George

    Director of Content, News

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    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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    Gideon Rachman

    Financial Times

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