Investors nervous ahead of unpredictable French election
London
GLOBAL investors are nervous about the euro, and the French economy, bonds and shares ahead of an increasingly unpredictable presidential election in France.
In particular, worries have worsened because of the popularity of National Front, hard-right candidate Marie Le Pen and an unexpected surge in support for extreme left-wing, communist Jean-Luc Melenchon. Both support a referendum on whether France should leave the eurozone, and have solid youth support because of extensive unemployment and the wide wealth-inequality gap.
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