Last Sunday’s results of the first round might have prompted a sigh of relief. There is still a very real chance that Marine Le Pen will be France’s next president. For a lot of people, I feel, it hasn’t sunk in how disruptive that would be. This column from Politico Europe is worth a read. Key quote: «Much more than Brexit ever did, Le Pen’s policies present a great threat to the EU and to the liberal, democratic, Western status quo. That’s something that everybody — and French voters in particular — need to understand.»‌

From Weekly Filet #390, in April 2022.