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Feb 2022
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A model result: our French-election seri...

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In the first instalment of the series, we unveil our forecast model and visit one of the quiet suburbs where the vote’s outcome will probably be decided. Debt has soared as borrowing costs stayed low; we examine who will foot the enormous interest bills as rates rise. And the one place where marriages increased in the pandemic era. 

You can find all of our ongoing coverage of the French election at https://www.economist.com/french-election-2022

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