France's second round of elections: Far-right win or a hung parliament?
Sunday, 7 July 2024 In the second round of the French parliamentary elections, voting commenced with the far-right National Rally aiming to strengthen its position, while President Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance party seeks a comeback. Following a significant first-round victory for Marine Le Pen's RN, polling indicates a potential shift in parliament's balance, with Macron's coalition and leftist forces aligning against the RN. If RN secures a majority, Jordan Bardella could become prime minister, potentially reshaping policies on immigration and Euroscepticism.
In France, surprisingly, the leftist populists won the snap elections in the second round. Basically, the other left wing parties banded together to prevent the right from getting into power. Now, they..
France faces a political turnaround with no party winning an outright majority in the second round of the parliamentary election. The right-wing National Rally party (RN), linked to Marine Le Pen,..