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ucrdem

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6. I don't think that will change much

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Thu May 4, 2017, 09:48 AM

May 2017

at least not in LePen's favor. Macron did well in last night's debate, and France has never had a female head of state. Queens regent yes, including Catherine de Medici whose primary occupation was getting her children married and, sadly, buried.

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