As Far Right Makes Gains in EU Contests, France’s Macron Calls for Snap Election

French President Emmanuel Macron called snap legislative elections on Sunday after his party suffered a major defeat in European Parliament contests, with Marine Le Pen’s far-right, xenophobic National Rally scoring twice the support of Macron’s Renaissance. In a nationally televised speech following the elections, which saw the far-right make gains across much of the European Union...

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