Tag: National Rally

(12 June 2024)  If nothing else, French president Emmanuel Macron is a risk-taker.  After his party's stunning defeat in Sunday's European parliamentary election at the hands of the right wing National Rally party, Macron has called a snap legislative election in France.  The first round of the election will be held on June 30, with the final run-off set for July 7.  Macron's decision to hold the election is an attempt to undermine the rising strength of the "far right" National Rally under the leadership of Marine Le Pen. ...