French far right obliterates Macron’s camp in EU election

09 June 2024 , 19:16

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French far right obliterates Macron’s camp in EU election

The French far right headed by Jordan Bardella is projected to grab more than the combined total of the second and third place finishers as it lands its strongest-ever showing in a nationwide vote.

The far right National Rally (RN) is projected to win the European election in France with 31.5 percent of the vote — more than twice the presidential list.

The RN, headed by Jordan Bardella, is set to achieve its highest-ever finish in a nationwide election, while President Emmanuel Macron’s coalition party would register the second-lowest EU election finish ever for a party in French government.

The pro-Macron list, led by Valérie Hayer, is currently shown at 15.2 percent — one point ahead of the social democratic list led by Raphaël Glucksmann at 14 percent, according to an estimate by polling institute Ipsos.

The center-left list of Glucksmann rose steadily throughout the campaign, closing the gap with the pro-Macron list, which failed to gather momentum despite French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s strong involvement.

Thomas Brown