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BBC OS: 2022/04/25 16:06 GMT: Macron wins French presidential election

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Macron wins French presidential election

2022/04/25 16:06 GMT

2022/04/25 16:06 GMT: Macron wins French presidential election

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We hear a mixed reaction to the result with group of voters in the southern city of Nice

We hear a mixed reaction to the result with group of voters in the southern French city of Nice

France’s Emmanuel Macron has beaten his far-right opponent in Sunday’s presidential elections. We bring together a group of voters in the southern city of Nice to discuss and explain the issues and policies that determined the vote. 

Our guests – an editor of a local paper, an owner of a fashion boutique, an engineer, a student and a video editor – will gather in a local café to share experiences of the rise in cost of living, and to discuss why the French public is so divided on issues like immigration and economy.

We also look at the challenges that lie ahead for the centrist president, Mr Macron, and what his re-re-election will mean for France’s role in Europe and for the war in Ukraine. 

Away from France, we report the latest on Russia’s offensive in Ukraine, and we hear from Nigeria where a mass burial will be taking place for the victims of the illegal oil refinery fire. At least 130 people have lost their lives.

(Photo: Macron wins French presidential election. Credit: EPA/Christophe Petit Tesson)

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