French President Emmanuel Macron suffered a heavy defeat in European Parliament elections on Sunday, with Marine Le Pen's far-right party sealing a definitive win that underlines her credentials as frontrunner for France's 2027 presidential vote.
How the balance of power in Europe is expected to look after thr EU elections French President Emmanuel Macron has dissolved parliament and called a snap election after his party suffered a crushing defeat to the far-right in the EU elections earlier this week. Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party won 32% of the vote in the European Parliament- more than twice as much as Macron’s centrist, pro-EU Renaissance party who gathered just 15% of the vote.
France Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella surged to victory in France, prompting Macron to call a snap general election One of the most shocking results of the night has been France’s huge surge in support for the far-right National Rally, who hoovered up 32% of the vote and prompted Emmanuel Macron to call a snap election. ‘I cannot act as if nothing had happened,’ Macron said as he announced the surprise election after his party took home just 15% of the vote.
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