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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

France’s Two Presidential Contenders: Who’s Proposing What

Centrist presidential candidate and French President Emmanuel Macron holds hands to residents during a campaign stop Thursday, April 21, 2022 in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. (AP)

It’s crunch time for voters in France as incumbent President Emmanuel Macron, a centrist, is meeting far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen of the National Rally at the ballot box for Sunday’s final presidential vote. With foreign policy an issue as war ravages Europe's east, along with worries over inflation in one of the world's biggest economies, the stakes could not be higher.

Here’s a look at their key proposals.

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