French political system fights for survival as presidential campaign begins

Contest kicks off on Saturday with traditional left and right at risk of being knocked out by far-right and centrist outsidersFrance’s traditional political party system is fighting for survival as the presidential campaign kicks off this weekend, with the mainstream left and right at risk of being knocked out by two outsiders: the independent centrist Emmanuel Macron and the far-right Front National’s Marine Le Pen.
The two-round presidential vote in April and May – followed i