The 2022 French Election: A recap
This year France ran its first election since the start of the pandemic. The 2022 French election has taken a turn as both the pandemic and the war in Ukraine take a front seat in debates. This episode seeks to understand how this election is different from that of 2017, where like this year Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen were both headed for a face-off into the second round with the first ultimately winning. We are speaking to three guests, Dr Laird Boswell who will enlighten us on the French electoral process, second Thomas Papernot, joining us to discuss public opinion and sentiment, finally journalist Lauren Chadwick who will give us an overview of this election’s highlights and challenges.
Guests:
Dr Laird Boswell - University of Wisconsin Center for European Studies.
Thomas Papernot - MSc in International Relations (Research) student at the LSE
Lauren Chadwick - multimedia journalist currently based in Lyon, France at Euronews.
Produced by:
Anna Lazaris - Executive Producer
