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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Africans not surprised by macron le pen run off | History Defined

A rematch of incumbent French President Emmanuel Macron against far-right leader Marine Le Pen for the second round of presidential elections came as no big surprise for many Africans. © AP/Francois Mori

Most Africans living in France and on the continent are not surprised by the results of the first round of the French presidential elections. A good many hold no illusions of radical change in French foreign policy towards Africa.

“A Macron/Le Pen round is without any challenge. Emmanuel Macron will earn votes to stop Marine Le Pen’s extreme right party from winning, not because voters believe in his programme. This is not good for democracy,” said Ronnie from Montpellier on RFI’s radio programme, Appels sur l’actualité where listeners call in to ask current affairs questions and air their views.

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