French Insurgents Thrust Establishment Aside in Crucial Vote
- Socialists, center-right could both miss out on second round
- Traditional parties hurt by poor records, constant infighting
Soc Gen's Juckes Sees Populists From Left and Right
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The old order is fading in France.
Every election since Charles de Gaulle founded the Fifth Republic more than half a century ago has seen at least one of the major parties in the presidential runoff and most have featured both. With Republicans and Socialists consumed by infighting and voters thoroughly fed up, polls suggest that neither will make it this year.