What’s at stake in France’s election, and could it make Macron’s government even weaker?
- Written by Romain Fathi, Senior Lecturer, School of History, Australian National University
Just one hour after the far-right’s surge in the European elections on June 9, French President Emmanuel Macron made the surprising decision to dissolve the French national assembly and call for snap elections.
The latest polling from last weekend shows the far-right National Rally party leading the race with 35.5% of the vote, followed by...
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