In Brief
In the French legislative elections, the far right will probably fall short
Sunday’s European elections stunned Europe as far-right parties surged in France. The National Rally is set to claim about 31% of votes, more than doubling President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party at 15%. Macron immediately announced, “I have decided to give you back the choice of your parliamentary future through voting. Therefore, I dissolve the National […]
In Brief
The French presidential election
Even before the war in Ukraine broke out, the French presidential campaign was struggling to take off. There has been no overarching policy issue, or groups of issues, structuring the campaign. The implications are clear: an estimated 28 % of French voters are still not sure who to vote for on 10 April. Out of 12 […]