Is France on the brink of a political revolution? Already, four established candidates for the presidency, two former presidents and two former prime ministers, have backed out or been rejected by the voters, and another, François Fillon, is on the ropes.
The campaign is being taken over by outsiders, principally the Front National’s Marine Le Pen and a youthful former banker, Emmanuel Macron, while the Socialists have chosen an eccentric radical, Benoît Hamon.
Should we welcome a shake-up in the cradle of European revolutions? What kind of shake-up might it be socialist (the least likely), liberal with Macron or nationalist with Le Pen? Or can the outsiders still be beaten by an electoral system designed to keep them out of power?
What is happening in the world. The current political path of globalization, openness, lack of border security, and the National Identity. Expect the un-imaginable. Just a thought.
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