> “Far-right Le Pen” > “Center-left Macron” That media / framing is exactly why the election method doesn’t work as well as banning affiliation. Le Pen is not

> “Far-right Le Pen” > “Center-left Macron” That media / framing is exactly why the election method doesn’t work as well as banning affiliation. Le Pen is not really “far right” by most standards, but media labels her in that position and can get away with it due to name and party recognition. You can still do both, change the election method and ban affiliation. Probably would be the best of both worlds.