How excited should we be by M. Macron’s victory in the French Presidential election? Trawling through the acres of commentary, the answer seems to be ‘not very excited at all’.
The BBC news last night, and more surprisingly Channel 4 News as well, focused on the uncomfortable fact that 11 million French men and women voted for Marine Le Pen. In addition, a huge amount abstained in the second round: roughly a quarter of the voters, faced with the prospect of Le Pen, still could not bring themselves to vote for Macron.
