"We are becoming the first physical polling institute in France," says Maxime Lemersre, founder of Chaussettes et Compagnies. The Lille-based brand recently launched a collection of socks featuring seven presidential candidates: Anne Hidalgo, Yannick Jadot, Marine Le Pen, Emmanuel Macron, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Valérie Pécresse and Éric Zemmour.
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Video. With elections afoot, French candidates battle it out on socks
"We are becoming the first physical polling institute in France," says Maxime Lemersre, founder of Chaussettes et Compagnies. The Lille-based brand recently launched a collection of socks featuring seven presidential candidates: Anne Hidalgo, Yannick Jadot, Marine Le Pen, Emmanuel Macron, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Valérie Pécresse and Éric Zemmour.