Evans, JAJ orcid.org/0000-0001-8335-9630 and Ivaldi, G (2018) The 2017 French Presidential Elections. A Political Reformation? French Politics, Society and Culture . Palgrave Macmillan ISBN 978-3-319-68326-3
Abstract
Emmanuel Macron’s victory in the 2017 presidential elections represents one of the most important disruptions to French political life since the establishment of the Fifth Republic. This book analyses the political opportunities enabling a neophyte to conquer the Elysée, and the conditions leading to the unprecedented presidential runoff between this centrist EU enthusiast and pro-globalization candidate and the nationalistic/populist alternative embodied by Marine Le Pen. The book begins by considering trends in party competition and presidentialism in modern France, notably presidential primaries and their impact on party competition. It then moves to considering the role traditional explanatory factors in elections, namely policies and voter profiles, played in the result. Finally, it examines the dynamics of President Macron’s success in the legislatives, and how he dominated the traditional party blocs. This book will appeal to students of French politics as well as those interested in electoral behaviour and European political systems.
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Item Type: | Book |
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Keywords: | Emmanuel Macron; 2017 French Presidential Election; Marine Le Pen; presidentialism in France; French political history; French politics; French electoral behaviour |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 20 Jul 2018 14:49 |
Last Modified: | 20 Jul 2018 14:49 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan |
Series Name: | French Politics, Society and Culture |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-319-68327-0 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:123212 |