In defiance of a clear victory for the left, Macron has struck a Faustian bargain with the right to subvert the election results. Is French democracy dead?
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In defiance of a clear victory for the left, Macron has struck a Faustian bargain with the right to subvert the election results. Is French democracy dead?

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