Like a Tarantino scene - why result is so hard to predict
The striking feature France's politics today - apart from the unprecedented strength of the far right - is that it is no longer a left-right contest. This election is a three-way duel between left-wingers, pro-Macron centrists, and the hard right. Think of it as a scene from a Tarantino movie where each gunman has to keep an eye on two deadly rivals. Versions of that fight have been been playing out in 577 constituencies all over France for the past week.]