With just days to go, the French presidential contenders have a held a televised debate. A lot has changed since Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen first went head-to-head in the 2017 election. Ukraine is at war. The EU is in crisis after Brexit snd France is facing numerous challenges. Opinion polls suggest Macron may have a lead-- but it's a tight race and anything could happen.

Join host Hashem Ahelbarra.

Guests

Jacques Reland, Senior Research Fellow at The Global Policy Institute.

James Shields, professor of French Politics at the University of Warwick.

Famke Krumbmuller, European Political Analyst.