{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/8becc71b-c3c4-477e-89aa-eb815c343eb9/6203c862ebaf100012e3d66a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Will 2022 be the foreign affairs election? | France Elects","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f7a11a8cbe4dd53cefde/1642097461837-7e9fcedf87d1e386dc0a752d7ef6b7c1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to&nbsp;<em>France Elects</em>, an in-depth look at the 2022 French presidential election. Will Emmanuel Macron win a second term as president, or will challenges from the left, right and far right end his five years in office?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In this series, the&nbsp;<em>New Statesman</em>’s&nbsp;Europe correspondent, Ido Vock, will speak to some of the sharpest observers of French politics, delving deeply into the big issues shaping the race to lead the EU’s biggest military power and its second-largest economy.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode, we focus on foreign affairs. Ido speaks to Tara Varma from the European Council on Foreign Relations and the&nbsp;<em>New Statesman</em>’s<em>&nbsp;</em>writer-at-large, Jeremy Cliffe. Plus, the latest on the opinion polls with&nbsp;the&nbsp;<em>New Statesman</em>’s<em>&nbsp;</em>polling expert, Ben Walker.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Further Reading:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Hoping to stave off war in Ukraine,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/geopolitics/2022/02/hoping-to-stave-off-war-in-ukraine-macron-goes-to-moscow\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Macron goes to Moscow</a>.</p><p>As&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2022/01/as-tensions-with-russia-build-emmanuel-macron-highlights-splits-within-nato\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">tensions with Russia</a>&nbsp;build, Macron highlights splits within Nato.</p><p><br></p><p>Podcast listeners can get a special discount on subscriptions to the New Statesman. Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a>&nbsp;to subscribe for 12 weeks for just £1 a week.</p>","author_name":"The New Statesman"}