by Sumahid Chowdhury
The Republic of France is having its presidential elections which is running from April 23 to May 7.
While there were many candidates, two came out on top: Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. The former represents the En Marche! Party while the latter represents the National Front.
Emmanuel Macron is a French politician and former investment banker and is only 39 years old. He stands center-left and proposes to slash corporation tax to 25%, send teachers to deprived areas, and strengthen EU ties among other things.
His opponent, Marine Le Pen, is the daughter of the founder of the Nation Front and a former lawyer. She stands on the right and proposes to cut ties with the EU, shut down ‘extremist’ mosques, and impose a 35% tax on goods from firms relocated outside of France among other things.
Junior Megan Ranker said, “I hope Macron wins because a lot of Le Pen’s policies seem too extreme especially when she talks about Muslims in France.”
Macron is currently leading at a 23.9% while Le Pen is at a 21.4% but more results are yet to come.