French Republicans Do Macron A Favor
Party members eliminate the two best candidates against the president.
Nick Ottens is a public affairs officer for the Dutch Animal Coalition and a board member for Liberal Green, the sustainability network of the Dutch liberal party VVD. He is a former political risk consultant and a former research manager for XPRIZE, where he designed prize competitions to incentivize breakthrough innovation in agriculture, food and health care. He has also worked as a journalist in Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York for EUobserver, NRC, Trouw, World Politics Review and Wynia’s Week, among others.
Party members eliminate the two best candidates against the president.
How the vote works and who has qualified.
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A Franco-German plan to relax antitrust rules is defeated.
The new president replaces aluminum and steel tariffs with a convoluted system of quotas.
Reasonable independence parties need the support of separatist hardliners.
A deal between two of the negotiating parties was found on a train.
Liberalizations cut unemployment and encouraged business creation.
Der Spiegel should take a look in the mirror.
Early elections are likely.
A bill would add regulation and shift costs to higher-income parents.
American alarmism about coalition politics is unfounded.
The far-right leader couldn’t decide between populism and statesmanship.
Unless some of his rivals unite, the president is almost certain to win reelection.
Prices are already down due to the pandemic.