This is one of the lessons of the first round of the French presidential election: the candidates from the extremes won just over 58% of the vote. In 15 years, their weight has doubled. Interview with Anne Muxel, research director at the Sciences Po Center for Political Research (Cevipof).
As in 2017, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will face each other in the second round of the presidential election. The far-right candidate is closely followed by the radical left Jean-Luc Mélenchon, while Eric Zemmour finishes in fourth place, but far behind with 7% of the vote. This breakthrough of the extremes has been made to the detriment of a republican left and right which are eroding.