What Do France's Surprise Election Results Mean for the Far Right?
11 Jul 2024
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What Do France’s Surprise Election Results Mean for the Far Right?
from Europe Program
Jordan Bardella, president of the French far-right National Rally party, leaves the stage after early French parliamentary elections results. Kevin Coombs/Reuters
The surprising shift to the left in snap elections has broken the far-right populist fever in France, but now a crisis of governability looms in Paris that has further weakened President Emmanuel Macron’s grip on power.
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Jordan Bardella, president of the French far-right National Rally party, leaves the stage after early French parliamentary elections results. Kevin Coombs/Reuters
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