The choice before France: More right-wing policies or new approach to wealth redistribution?

Researcher and political activist Aurélie Dianara talks to Peoples Dispatch on the upcoming French elections and the prospects of Emmanuel Macron, the far-right and the left

March 30, 2022 by Peoples Dispatch

Researcher and political activist Aurélie Dianara talks to Peoples Dispatch on the upcoming French elections. She explains the choice before the voters between various strands of the right, including incumbent president Emmanuel Macron, and the left which presents a very different vision of society.

She describes the current social context in France, and the advantages that Emmanuel Macron has. She also talks about the progress of the far-right and the policy prescriptions of the left.