French elections 2017: disintegrating left-right divide sets stage for political upheaval
(The Guardian France)

Squeezed by Jean-Luc Mélenchon on one side and Emmanuel Macron on the other, the presidential contest could mean destruction for the Socialist partyFrench voters g o to the polls on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that to the very end has brought little consensus or comfort and only one certainty: the result will be a political upheaval, whoever wins.Even as they walk into their bureau de vote, many will still be undecided, faced with paper slips for an unprecedented 11 candidates, only four of them thought to be serious contenders for the Elysée palace. There is a nail-biting sense that anything could happen.Now we have new forces. Macron is the root of that. Right now there is no longer a `right´ and a `left´ Continue reading...