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French voters go to the polls on April 23 for the first round of presidential elections that could play a key role in Europe’s future.
A win by the leader of the far-right National Front, Marine Le Pen, may mean France’s withdrawal from the Eurozone and even from the European Union, says Richard Maher. And the attack claimed by Islamic State on the Champs-Élysées on the night of April 20 could well work in her favour.
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A road sign marks the start of the Elysee street near the Elysee Palace, the French President’s official residence, in Paris.
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Richard Maher, European University Institute
Europe has had a number of important elections over the past year, but for the EU none is as significant – or as potentially grave – as France's upcoming presidential election.
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Environment + Energy
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Jacques Rigoulet, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN) – Sorbonne Universités
Rhino horn trade continues to be a highly lucrative business across the world.
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Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, University of South Australia
No place is off-limits to tourism, so the industry grows without restriction – but there are ways to curb the environmental damage it does.
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Politics + Society
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Ihsan Yilmaz, Deakin University
This referendum is the first time in the democratic history of Turkey that an election has been seen as illegitimate by not only domestic contenders, but by international observers as well.
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Virginie Martin, Kedge Business School
Older white voters have long made up the core of the FN’s support, but Marine Le Pen claims that its now the party of choice for twentysomethings. It’s a claim worth investigating.
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Health + Medicine
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Andrew Githeko, Kenya Medical Research Institute
The gains made towards eliminating malaria in endemic countries is being threatened by insecticide and antimalarial drug resistance.
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