Violent Unrest in France Erodes Support for the Political Center
Support for Édouard Philippe, the leading candidate of France's centrist bloc, has fallen amid violent unrest. His far-right and far-left rivals are benefiting.
Violent unrest in France is also affecting the country's political landscape. According to The New York Times, support has eroded for Édouard Philippe, the leading candidate of the centrist bloc.
The source says rivals at the opposite ends of the political spectrum, on the far right and the far left, have benefited from the shift. In other words, the political center is losing ground while the more radical forces are gaining.
The available excerpt of the report gives no specific polling figures, no details on the cause or scale of the unrest, and no election date, so those matters are not covered here.
