‘Maxi merde’: French presidential campaign rattled by a week of chaos
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"‘Maxi merde’: French presidential campaign rattled by a week of chaos" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The Economist and yahoo.com. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Why is "‘Maxi merde’: French presidential campaign rattled by a week of chaos" trending?
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Coverage (2)
- Trouble in France’s schools The Economist · 12h ago
- Students and police clash as France struggles to quell school protests yahoo.com · 12h ago
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