Salut,

I’m a American with a French partner and I recently been casually reading about your presidential election. I hear bits and pieces about it when my in laws visit me and I become more confused how your politics works and how feel and talk about them. Very different from how I talk to people in political movements and events here.

I recently saw this piece this more about the far left ( https://apnews.com/article/france-election-melenchon-left-right-youth-045d056318bc6fb64a55ef25f10f1285 ) and and I mostly watch France 24 (I like the art segments).

It seems promising that someone else is becoming louder or just as loud as the far right. For a while it seemed like there wasn’t sizing up to the level as the far right campaign.

Then there was the student and union protests. Are these helping bring awareness to the other parties to get their shit together?

As I type this I realize I know less, my apologies. Just curious. Merci.