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French presidential poll a bellwether for Europe
The outcome will show whether the populist tide that lifted Brexit and Trump is still rising
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Sun, Apr 23, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Paris
FRANCE voted on Sunday in the first round of a bitterly fought presidential election that is crucial to the future of Europe and a closely-watched test of voters' anger with the political establishment.
Over 50,000 police backed by elite units of the French security services patrolled the streets less than three days after a suspected Islamist gunman shot dead a policeman and wounded two others on the central Champs Elysees avenue.
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