The Traditional French Right Is Divided Between Macron and Le Pen

The Republicans (LR), the traditional French right, the family that dominated national political life for several decades, has been divided between supporters of a center-right alliance with Emmanuel Macron and supporters of the alliance with the extreme right wing of Marine Le Pen. Bruno Retailleau (65 years old), Minister of the Interior, elected president of LR on Sunday evening/night, is a supporter of an alliance with centrists and conserva…