The election may be ok
The first round of the French election came down to Macron and LePen, with the lefty Melanchon coming in a strong third which apparently bodes well for Macron since the Melanchon voters are unlikely to break for LePen. This is good news — maybe.
But if you are wondering why it is so close:
Now is not the time to mess with people’s money. There’s just too much instability already.