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The cultural division that explains global political shocks from Brexit to Le Pen

  • Written by Michele Gelfand, Professor and Distinguished University Scholar Teacher, University of Maryland
imageMarine Le PenAP Photo/Claude Paris)

On May 7, France will choose its next president.

In the first round of voting on April 23, voters rejected candidates from the country’s established parties, lifting former investment banker Emmanuel Macron and nationalist Marine Le Pen to the runoff. The vote capped a swift rise for Le Pen’s National...

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