The party of far-right leader Marine Le Pen will top the upcoming European Parli...
France's far-right National Rally party leader Marine Le Pen addresses a joint news conference in Brussels, Belgium May 5, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir
It was the first time Le Pen’s Rassemblement National - formerly the National Front - overtook Macron’s REM in an Ipsos survey ahead of the EU election this year, although other, daily polls have shown the RN in pole position before.The poll of 1,500 people was conducted on May 2-3, after Macron announced a series of proposals, including tax cuts worth 5 billion euros , in a bid to appease the “yellow vests” anti-government protest movement.
Macron is facing the biggest challenge of his presidency yet in the “yellow vest” protests, which started nearly six months ago over the high cost of living but spread into a broader movement against the former investment banker’s pro-business reform drive.
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