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Marine Le Pen, the far-right National Front candidate, is black licorice: “Everyone pretends to hate it, but millions are sold each year.”

France goes to the polls this April for the first round of voting in its presidential election, and many are watching to see if the country will join a global wave of populist nationalism.

Supporters attend a political rally for François Fillon, a right-wing candidate from the Les Républicains party, in Margny-les-Compiegne, France, Feb. 15, 2017.

Benoit Tessier / Reuters

If you haven’t been following the election, this series of viral tweets by French law student @NikiShey, comparing the candidates to different kinds of Haribo candy, will catch you up.

Haribo USA / Via Facebook: HariboUSA

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