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Two very different elections, two defining moments

Two very different elections, two defining moments

Published 3 years, 10 months ago
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Next weekend, French voters decide whether Emmanuel Macron should remain president or Marine Le Pen should replace him. The latter result would transform France and Europe.


Next month, Northern Irish voters elect their MLAs in a vote that could see a Sinn Féin First Minister appointed for the first time.


Freya McClements and Lara Marlowe report on these two consequential campaigns.

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