Tag: Snap

National Rally to woo other right-wingers ahead of French snap poll

Following its win in the European elections, France’s right-wing populist National Rally (RN) wants to woo other right-wingers, including from the far-right Reconquest party, for the snap parliamentary elections called by President Emmanuel Macron. “I myself am perfectly willing to discuss with personalities who do not come from the National Rally and who share the […]

Why Emmanuel Macron has called snap elections

French President Emmanuel Macron has called snap parliamentary elections after a victory for Marine Le Pen’s National Rally in the European Parliament vote. It won 31.5% of the vote, more than double the share that went to Macron’s centrist party. Exit polls had begun to roll in when Macron delivered his “bombshell moment” to the […]

Macron switches to election campaign mode after snap election call

Following President Emmanuel Macron’s resounding defeat in the European elections, France has swiftly entered election campaign mode. Macron dissolved the National Assembly, France’s lower house of parliament, on Sunday and scheduled parliamentary elections in just a few weeks’ time. Various parties are strategizing their campaigns in response to the sudden electoral call. France’s far-right National […]