Scramble to build ‘republican front’ against first-placed far right leaves many weighing unhappy options
At a farmer’s market in Meyzieu, a small commune on the outskirts of Lyon, Kheira Vermorel eyed a box filled with potatoes, wondering if the sizeable spuds would be enough to soothe tensions at home.
For weeks – specifically since France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, plunged the country into shock snap elections – she and her husband had been at odds. “It’s been really hard,” she said. “I’m worried it might lead to a divorce.”
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/04/french-market-shoppers-face-crunch-vote-in-high-stakes-election
Author : Ashifa Kassam in Meyzieu
Publish date : 2024-07-04 04:00:31
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