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The French election and the future of Europe
Emmanuel Macron won yesterday's election over Marine Le Pen, but nationalist populism is alive and well — in France and elsewhere in the European Union.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenPhoto: French President elect Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Trogneux celebrate on the stage at his victory rally near the Louvre in Paris, France May 7, 2017. (Benoit Tessier/Reuters)
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