Far-right advances in EU election, France calls snap national vote
WEBBRUSSELS, June 9 (Reuters) - Gains by the far-right in voting for the European Parliament on Sunday prompted a bruised French President Emmanuel Macron to call a snap national election and...
The main takeaways after the far right rocks European politics ...
WEBJun 10, 2024 · BRUSSELS (AP) — A four-day election has shaken the foundations of the European Union, with the far right rocking ruling parties in France and Germany, the bloc’s traditional driving forces. For the next five years it will be harder for the European Parliament to make decisions.
Far-right gains in the EU election deal stunning defeats to France’s ...
WEBFar-right parties made major gains in European Union parliamentary elections, dealing stunning defeats to two of the bloc’s most important leaders: French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
France's far right may win big in the EU ... - Associated Press News
WEBJun 3, 2024 · French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is likely to emerge as a big winner at the weekend's European Parliament elections even though she isn't even on the ballot.
Battered by Far Right in E.U. Vote, Macron Calls for New Elections …
WEBJun 9, 2024 · President Emmanuel Macron of France, battered by a crushing defeat from the extreme right in European elections, dissolved the lower house of Parliament on Sunday and called for legislative...
French far right obliterates Macron’s party in EU election
WEBJun 9, 2024 · PARIS — The far-right National Rally is projected to win the European election in France with 31.5 percent of the vote — more than twice that of President Emmanuel Macron’s party. The shock result pushed Macron to call a …
Europe swings to the right — led by France – POLITICO
WEBJun 9, 2024 · Center-right and far-right parties are set to take the largest number of seats in Sunday’s European Union election in the most populous nations: Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Poland. France led the rightward lurch with such a crushing victory for the far-right National Rally that liberal President Emmanuel Macron dissolved France’s ...
Macron calls shock French elections after far-right rout
WEBPARIS, June 9 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron rolled the dice on his political future on Sunday, calling snap legislative elections for later this month after he was trounced in the...
European elections: Dramatic night across EU capped by Macron ... - BBC
WEBFrance's President Emmanuel Macron has called a bombshell snap parliamentary election after being defeated by the far right in the European elections - in a night of drama that overall saw...
Recovery, power, belonging: Macron details ambitious plan for France…
WEBDec 9, 2021 · French President Emmanuel Macron called for a strong, sovereign, and united Europe on Thursday, ahead of France’s six-month rotating EU presidency, which starts on January 1, 2022.