Le Pen’s chances of victory are increasing

The chances of right-wing nationalist Marine Le Pen winning the French presidency later this month appear to have risen sharply over the past couple of weeks. A victory for Le Pen would almost certainly worsen the public finances and place a question mark over France’s place in Europe, unnerving investors. Drop-In: The fallout from Europe’s energy war (6th April, 10:00 EDT/15:00 BST): Join our Europe and Commodities teams for a special briefing on Wednesday, 6th April about the structure of global energy markets and the outlook for the European and Russian economies. Register here

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