RN protests add to Macron’s political gamble
A demonstrator dressed all in black kicks back with his foot a puck of tear gas fired by police in their direction, during a demonstration against fascism and the National …
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France begins frenetic campaign after Macron election gamble
Many in France, including ex-leaders, remain baffled over why Macron took the risk of calling an election that could see the far-right National Rally (RN) leading the government and its …
French President Macron’s election gamble gives Europe Brexit nightmares again
Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire predicted a financial crisis if Marine Le Pen’s far-right party gets to implement its programme. Although he name-checked one of Cameron’s short-lived successors in warning …
France’s Macron gambles on snap election to keep far right in check
The posters touting the far right were sometimes hard to spot behind all the bunting and decorations heralding last week’s 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in France, which marked …
France’s Macron urges alliance to prevent far-right from getting ‘keys to power’ in 2027 polls
Macron, who has three years left of his second presidential term, hopes voters will band together to contain the far-right in national elections in a way they didn’t in European …
French far-right projected to win snap election without absolute majority
The far-right National Rally was forecast to win a snap election in France but fall short of an absolute majority in the first opinion poll published after President Emmanuel Macron’s …
French banks, energy, motorway stocks plunge after Macron calls snap elections
Shares in French banks, toll road operators and renewable energy firms fell sharply on Monday, after French President Emmanuel Macron called surprise snap elections in response to his camp’s defeat …
Spain’s centrists stem far-right surge in EU vote
Spain’s centrist parties contained a far-right surge in Sunday’s European parliament elections that is shaking governments in neighbouring countries, helping to bolster Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s standing as one of …
France’s Macron calls election his far-right rival Le Pen could win
French President Emmanuel Macron. Chesnot | Getty Images News | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap national election after a surge for his far-right rivals …
France’s Macron takes biggest gamble of his political career after EU election setback
“The extreme gamble,” wrote daily Liberation in the front-page headline of its Monday edition. French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella, president of the French National Rally. Photo: …