Emmanuel Macron's decision to call a snap election in France has led to significant political and economic repercussions. Polls indicate that Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally is gaining ground and may secure an absolute majority in the upcoming parliamentary elections. The French economy has taken a hit following the snap election call, with investors concerned about the potential for a new free-spending government exacerbating financial issues. Macron's alliance has seen a slight uptick in polls, but he continues to struggle to close the gap with Le Pen. The elections, scheduled for June 30 and July 7, are expected to result in a hung parliament, leading to potential deadlock and instability. Both the far-right and leftist opponents are leveraging voter concerns over high living costs, farmer protests, and immigration to gain support. According to the latest Ifop-Fiducial poll, RN-ID stands at 35%, NFP-LEFT at 29%, Ensemble-RE at 21.5%, LR-EPP at 6.5%, and REC-ECR at 1.5%.
More polls show France’s National Rally forging ahead of Macron https://t.co/aJ7L9Ap5Wo via @a_rajbhandari https://t.co/GkdWBRE5fL
France’s National Rally continues to cement its lead a week before the country’s snap parliamentary vote https://t.co/lhfgXwLguT
French trust Marine Le Pen’s RN most on economy, FT poll suggests via @FT https://t.co/Ga6fY8B0wT
French voters trust the far-right Rassemblement National more than any other party to manage the economy and public finances despite its unfunded tax cutting and spending plans and lack of government experience. The findings in an Ipsos poll for the Financial Times show the… https://t.co/YclRrt2NJ6
Even if far-right forces do not dominate the next European Parliament, they have gained ground. In a new PS Big Picture, Michael Ehrenreich, Sławomir Sierakowski, and more consider whether and how mainstream politicians and parties can reverse this trend. https://t.co/zX1tEUmkJo https://t.co/VCvh22V8Ee
A potential victory for far-right party Rassemblement National in the upcoming French parliamentary election could have significant consequences for the country's private markets, including rising borrowing costs and limited access to international talent. https://t.co/3iBYmkNipD
The French election outcome that would most fully justify the market’s current fears is not a right-wing victory, but a stalemate, @brigranville explains. https://t.co/zA17wnBLjb
French President #EmmanuelMacron’s ascendancy is “over,” former head of state Francois Hollande says, after his former protege called a snap #election likely to hand massive gains to the far right. https://t.co/tQDosOXEaI
A “cordon sanitaire” to keep the far right out of government is fraying at the EU level. The most important exception is Germany https://t.co/rpEdNvLSeN 👇
French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call a snap election later this month has awakened investors to his nation’s chronic financial problems, raising alarms that a new free-spending French government will only make matters worse. https://t.co/7qpsPCcOZa
France will soon vote in a snap legislative vote that could result in a hung parliament. Discover which are the main parties and where they stand in the latest polls: https://t.co/UD9bkqlcn3 👇
🇫🇷 Emmanuel Macron has driven his country to the brink of its very own Frexit moment, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator has said Find out more👇 https://t.co/5kg8Suk57B https://t.co/i8K1PBHsJ6
France’s National Rally confirms lead in snap election polls https://t.co/qT0fwU7JcX via @a_rajbhandari https://t.co/Or8FcPp2NX
Macron courts coalition of rivals to block ‘extremes’ from French power https://t.co/0yjSQH47Nv via @WHorobin @a_rajbhandari https://t.co/y23NaIvK2G
I wonder if Marine Le Pen's party winning the general election in France just before our polling day will give Farage/Reform an extra bounce? Obv they are different - Farage's parties have never been racially exclusive - but the idea of establishments being toppled could catch on
France’s political extremes exploit Macron’s weakness. In June 2014, the Paris news magazine Le Point commented that “France finds itself now in a pre-revolutionary situation where everything is becoming possible”. Ten years later, after President Emmanuel Macron’s gamble in… https://t.co/HAKDTaLepj
France (🇫🇷): Despite fundamental differences, both the National Rally and its leftist opponents, the New Popular Front alliance, agree on at least one issue: Tax the rich. The two sides leading in the polls are promising to reinstate a broader wealth tax to replenish state… https://t.co/Eo9QWa9dSc
France’s political extremes exploit Macron’s weakness https://t.co/mL7sIIbv4v
A new poll shows France's far-right party may win an absolute majority in the new parliament https://t.co/tM0AXuDGUR
Marine Le Pen's party may secure an absolute majority of seats in the French parliament https://t.co/cB9YYCYbh2 https://t.co/lrtpkmDVKN
We have launched a French election poll tracker ahead of the first-round vote on June 30th to the National Assembly. This is how things currently look ⬇️ In: @TheEconomist https://t.co/orBVRXLE2u https://t.co/vviYSOLI8j
Will France fall to populism? https://t.co/goCdiYrluV
In many European countries the hard right has simply grown too big to disregard. Of the three possible tactics to stop their rise, none has consistently succeeded https://t.co/um8f9VBRV4 👇
This is the latest @ifop seat projection at the upcoming 🇫🇷legislative election. All projections should be treated with extreme caution, due to the two-round system and poor past projection records. But on the basis of this, it looks like 🇫🇷 is set for deadlock and instability https://t.co/YeIgNZaITz
A two-round vote for France’s National Assembly has turned into one of the most crucial in the country’s post-war history. At stake is the serious possibility of a government led by either the hard right or hard left https://t.co/9mHFXq407Z 👇
"Macron is hoping to regain the political initiative by forcing the French electorate to decide now, rather than in two years when elections were originally scheduled, whether they actually want to be governed by the far right," writes @LianaFix. https://t.co/u1UksPymEt
It is tricky to project seat numbers from first-round polling. But what does seem clear is that Emmanuel Macron faces crushing losses in France’s upcoming election https://t.co/agYEwynS3U 👇
Commentary: The recent European Parliament elections confirmed expectations that Europe is shifting towards the radical right. https://t.co/5OaQvXnN0b
France, Cluster17 poll: RN-ID: 32% (+2.5) NFP-LEFT|G/EFA|S&D: 30% (+1.5) Ensemble-RE: 19% (+1) LR-EPP: 7% Divers gauche-*: 3% REC-ECR: 2.5% (-1) Divers droite-*: 2.5% LO-LEFT: 1% +/- vs. 11-13 June 2024 Fieldwork: 17-19 June 2024 Sample size: 1,869 ➤… https://t.co/wz5tC5eNbV
New French poll tonight suggests there will be a hung, not to say hopelessly blocked, parliament after the elections on 30 June/7 July 1/ https://t.co/xiaJwLnBFI
The French economy has taken a hit following president Emmanuel Macron's decision to call a snap election, new figures suggest. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/oqW9fv65pm
France, Ifop-Fiducial poll: RN-ID: 35% (+1) NFP-LEFT|G/EFA|S&D: 29% Ensemble-RE: 21.5% (-0.5) LR-EPP: 6.5% (+0.5) REC-ECR: 1.5% (-0.5) Divers gauche-*: 1% Divers centre-*: 1% LO/NPA: 1% +/- vs. 18-20 June 2024 Fieldwork: 18-21 June 2024 Sample size: 2,317 ➤… https://t.co/7VltMPTvRt
Capitalising on #European voter concerns such as high costs of living, farmer protests, and a backlash against immigration, in #France & #Germany the far-right political group has gained the second position in 2024 #EUParliament election: @MalhotraShairee https://t.co/VXcIF5xfXG
Macron fails to close the French poll gap with nemesis Le Pen https://t.co/U4P6GnW4V8 via @LionelRALaurent https://t.co/LrM4u1o8Lb
French economy takes hit after Emmanuel Macron's snap election call. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/VXNtrXdrkH
Bloomberg French poll of polls: Le Pen’s far right inches higher https://t.co/muVckNp56A via @JReganReg https://t.co/KFI95y3m94
France Far Right Poised to Win Parliamentary Elections https://t.co/0tbJpwPdGG
Macron’s alliance ticks up in polls ahead of snap vote https://t.co/Ft4FSR1hQL