French presidential candidate Marin Le Pen, who is in favor of establishing relations with the Kremlin, in the first round of elections showed its limits and will not be able to count on a significant increase in electoral support.
Such an opinion in the comments of InfoResist was expressed by the former deputy of the State Duma of Russia Ilya Ponomarev.
"For me, the most interesting story that was here, that we obviously see a confirmation of just populist and such illusionist sentiments, because of course it is necessary to summarize in this sense the results of the ultra-right and ultra-left, who have taken an almost equal number. Le Pen scored 22 percent and 20 scored Melanchone. Actually, these 40 percent are at the moment the ceiling, such anti-European and populist sentiments in France, "Ponomarev said..
At the same time, he noted that, in comparison with previous elections, the ultra-right and ultra-left have doubled their support, but this is still not enough.
"That is, the trend is exactly the same as in the United States and Great Britain, but in this case the votes were fragmented and in the conditions of the very left country of France are divided between ultra-right and ultra-left," explained the Russian politician.
Ponomarev also predicts that the policy of France under Macron will be more right than with the current French president Francois Hollande, but less right-conservative, as could be with the victory of Francois Fillon.
As reported by the "Observer", the former Minister of Economy of France Emmanuel Macron and the leader of the party "National Front" Marin Le Pen go to the second round of the presidential elections. In the first round of elections in France, MacRon gained 23.8%, Le Pen - 21.5%. Former Prime Minister Francois Fillon received 19.91% of the vote. The leader of the movement "Unconquered France" Jean-Luc Melanchon - 19.64%. Both of them are eliminated from the presidential race. The second round of voting will be held on May 7.
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