The list of troublesome issues facing the next president of France is lengthy, and it will not be easy to solve any of them. "French people are now at a point where they all have someone in their inner circle affected by unemployment. Slow recoveryThe International Monetary Fund predicts growth of just 1.4% for the French economy in 2017, one of the weakest rates in the EU. That's the main reason [current French President Francois] Hollande threw in the towel . " It is very much a national issue," said Dr David Lees, a teaching fellow in French studies at the University of Warwick.

Source: CNN April 25, 2017 10:07 UTC