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The far right's election gains rattle EU's traditional powers, leading Macron to call snap polls

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Jun 9, 2024
France's Macron calls for snap election after losing big to the far right in EU vote
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Jun 10, 2024Newest
The far right's election gains rattle EU's traditional powers, leading Macron to call snap polls
Headline from KEYT Santa Barbara ·

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NBC 6 South Florida
France's Macron calls for snap election after losing big to the far right in EU vote (opens NBC 6 South Florida)
Published Jun 8, 2024
NBC 6 South Florida's feed description
Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally is set to win around 31.5% of the vote, compared to 15.2% for Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party, according to...
Fox News
France's Macron calls snap legislative elections after party's resounding defeat in EU vote (opens Fox News)
Published Jun 8, 2024
Fox News's feed description
French President Emmanuel Macron announced Sunday he was calling a snap legislative election following his party's decisive defeats in its European Parliament bids.
The Economist
As the hard right makes gains in Europe’s election, Macron gambles (opens The Economist)
Published Jun 8, 2024
The Economist's feed description
France’s president calls a snap election after being trounced | Europe
Deadline
France’s President Emmanuel Macron Calls Shock Snap Election After Far-Right Victory In European Vote (opens Deadline)
Published Jun 8, 2024
Deadline's feed description
France’s President Emmanuel Macron Calls Shock Snap Election After Far-Right Victory In European Vote
Al Jazeera
France’s Macron calls for snap elections after far right surge in EU vote (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Jun 8, 2024
Al Jazeera's feed description
Announcement comes after exit polls showed his alliance losing to far-right National Rally (RN) in EU parliament vote.
Truthout
As Far Right Makes Gains in EU Contests, France’s Macron Calls for Snap Election (opens Truthout)
Published Jun 9, 2024
Truthout's feed description
President Emmanuel Macron said "the rise of nationalists and demagogues is a danger for our nation and for Europe."
The Economist
As the French hard right triumphs in EU elections, Macron calls snap vote (opens The Economist)
Published Jun 9, 2024
The Economist's feed description
Outside France and Germany, the centre holds | Europe
Green Field Reporter
The far right's election gains rattle EU's traditional powers, leading Macron to call snap polls - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)
Published Jun 9, 2024
Green Field Reporter's feed description
BRUSSELS (AP) — Far-right parties rattled the traditional powers in the European Union with major gains in parliamentary seats, dealing an especially humiliating defeat to French President Emmanuel Macron, who called snap legislative elections.
The Guardian
Far-right gains in EU voting prompt snap election in France | First Thing (opens The Guardian)
Published Jun 9, 2024
The Guardian's feed description
After populist gains in France, Germany, Austria and the Netherlands in EU elections, Macron announces he will dissolve French parliament. Plus: a new series exploring the angst at heart of US election
The Guardian
Three possible outcomes of Macron’s shocking snap election (opens The Guardian)
Published Jun 9, 2024
The Guardian's feed description
President may slow the seemingly unstoppable far-right party, but find himself trapped in a splintered parliament• European elections live – latest updates
KEYT Santa Barbara
The far right's election gains rattle EU's traditional powers, leading Macron to call snap polls (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)
Published Jun 9, 2024
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The far right's election gains rattle EU's traditional powers, leading Macron to call snap polls
NPR
French President Emmanuel Macron calls for snap elections (opens NPR)
Published Jun 9, 2024
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France's president calls snap elections after the far-right made some big gains in European Union polls
The Guardian
EU elections 2024 live: Scholz rules out snap election in Germany; Macron calls new vote in France after far right surge across Europe (opens The Guardian)
Published Jun 9, 2024
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Germany will not follow France and hold a snap vote despite the ruling coalition’s dismal performance in the EU election, a spokesperson says
Green Field Reporter
Macron hopes to contain far right in national elections after it surged in EU vote. It's a risky bet - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)
Published Jun 9, 2024
Green Field Reporter's feed description
The far right’s surge in France in elections for the European Parliament was widely expected. What came next was not. French President Emmanuel Macron called snap legislative elections, saying he could not ignore the new political reality after his pro-European party was handed a chastening defeat a…
The Guardian
EU elections: earthquake in France and a rightward policy lurch? Our panel responds | Mariam Lau and others (opens The Guardian)
Published Jun 9, 2024
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Emmanuel Macron calls a snap election and the hard right wins big in Germany – but that’s far from the whole picture
Al Jazeera
Macron calls snap election after EU setback: What’s at stake for France? (opens Al Jazeera)
Published Jun 9, 2024
Al Jazeera's feed description
According to analysts, the French president might be trying to test the public — and the far-right’s ability to govern.
Hot Air
Macron Calls Snap Elections in France (opens Hot Air)
Published Jun 9, 2024
Fortune
Macron calls snap election for France as far-right gains ground in EU Parliament vote that will determine the region’s future (opens Fortune)
Published Jun 9, 2024
Fortune's feed description
The EU parliamentary elections will determine the fate of the entire regional bloc. Hint: the results are skewing to the right.

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