French word of the day: Soulagement

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Don't let anyone tell you otherwise, but for the majority voting French, the word of the week has to be "soulagement". In other words, "a big relief".

Yes, election polls had indicated President Macron was leading against right-wing Le Pen, but between the cacophony of opinion pundits and the simple fact the vote was held during school holidays (when peo…