Surprise! Round one of the French presidential election went pretty much as expected
- Written by Mabel Berezin, Professor of Sociology, Cornell University

The votes are mostly counted in the first round of the French presidential election.
Marine Le Pen of the French far right National Front has received 21.5 percent of the vote. Emmanuel Macron, an independent candidate running on the slogan...
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