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French Far Right Surges, Macron Calls Snap Elections

French President Macron calls for snap elections to counter far-right surge led by Le Pen's National Rally. Challenges and potential scenarios ahead.

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Macron's gamble: Will snap elections stop the rise of French far right?

First came the exit polls. Then, less than an hour later: a second shock. On the heels of the French far right’s record score in European elections, President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament and called surprise snap elections.

France 24

‘We’ve all got to mobilise against the far right’: inside a French town that voted for Le Pen

In L’Aisne, where the National Rally won over 50% of votes in the European elections, there is unease about the snap election

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‘Win together or lose separately?’: French left calls for unity ahead of snap elections

The leaders of France’s main leftwing parties, including firebrand three-time presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon, have called for unity in the run-up to snap legislative elections set for June 30 and July 7. However, discussions about an electoral coalition and a common platform may be difficult, especially with just three weeks…

France 24

The Guardian view on Macron’s gamble: playing with political fire

Editorial: The French president’s decision to call a snap parliamentary election, after Marine Le Pen’s triumph in European polls, is a fateful moment

The Guardian - UK

Three possible outcomes of Macron’s shocking snap election

President may slow the seemingly unstoppable far-right rise, but find himself trapped in a splintered parliament

The Guardian - UK

France facing ‘most consequential parliamentary election in decades’ after Macron shocks with snap vote

All eyes on Macron’s shock election as European Union reels from vote marked by far-right gains

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Ursula von der Leyen in pole position as she tries to build majority to keep job

Macron’s bombshell adds uncertainty to the race to be European Commission president, and the incumbent will need to look left or right for support

The Guardian - UK

Why did Macron call snap elections and what does it mean for France?

Polls had barely closed for the European elections when President Emmanuel Macron called voters back to the ballot box to elect a new French parliament – three years ahead of schedule. What's behind his surprise decision, and what happens next?

Radio France Internationale

Campaign catchup: Europe’s right ascends, Lib Dems jump first, ReformCon cosy up

In today’s newsletter: What swings toward the right in Germany, France, Belgium and beyond might mean for the UK election

The Guardian - UK

Macron calls snap election after EU setback: What’s at stake for France?

According to analysts, the French president might be trying to test the public — and the far-right’s ability to govern.

Al Jazeera

Macron Urges French To Make 'Right Choice' In Election Gamble

President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he was confident French voters would make the "right choice" in snap elections he called after the far right crushed his centrist alliance in Sunday's EU ballot.

International Business Times

'Off-guard': How Macron's Poll Gamble Caught Even Allies By Surprise

President Emmanuel Macron's decision to plunge his country into a snap election was taken behind closed doors with a few advisors after a worse-than-expected drubbing in European elections, sources close to him say.

International Business Times

EU election results mapped: The far-right parties making gains across Europe

Far-right parties in Belgium, Germany and Austria have made gains in the European parliamentary elections

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Radio France Internationale

Can France's left wing unify to counter far right in legislative elections?

French leftist and green parties won over 31 percent of the vote in Sunday’s European parliament election, but they can only hope to face down the far right in the upcoming snap legislative elections if they work together. This will not be an easy task, as the leftist electoral coalition…

International Business Times

Euro Knocked By European Vote Uncertainty

The euro recoiled Monday after a far-right surge in weekend EU polls sparked a general election in France, although analysts believe the single currency will remain resilient.

Evening Standard

OPINION - As Europe's far-right surges, why is Britain moving left?

"World goin' one way, people another." — Malik "Poot" Carr, The Wire

The Independent UK

France’s snap election: Why did Macron call it and what happens next?

France’s president calls ballot after his centrist alliance beaten in EU parliamentary elections by the far-right National Rally

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The Independent UK

Does the European Parliament’s shift to the right threaten EU climate goals?

Analysis: Most of the seats won by far-right parties have come at the expense of Green parties, indicating a shift in the priorities of European voters

Al Jazeera

EU elections 2024: Who lost and won, and who was hurt?

The centre right held ground, but a surge for the far right could impact policymaking in Brussels.

The Independent UK

Who is Jordan Bardella? Marine Le Pen’s 28-year-old protege with film star looks who made Macron panic

The president of the far-right National Rally party is seeking to derail Emmanuel Macron’s government

Radio France Internationale

French, German presidents mark 80th anniversary of martyred village

French President Emmanuel Macron and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited the village of Oradour-sur-Glane on Monday, where Nazi troops murdered more than 600 civilians in 1944.

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Far-Right Parties Gain Ground In European Parliament Elections

Far-right parties gain ground in EU elections, influencing policy decisions and power dynamics.

The Guardian - UK

European elections: Paris and Berlin - not Brussels – will feel heat of far right’s gains

Mainstream groups hold on to majority in European parliament but governments weakened in France and Germany

The Conversation

Snap elections in France: a political scientist lays out what’s at stake

Speaking at a surprise address to the nation on Sunday evening, French president Emmanuel Macron told French citizens he had “decided to give [them] back the choice of our parliamentary future through the vote”. These words, pronounced in reaction to the historic surge of the far-right National Rally at the…

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