French Election Results and Political Response

SOURCE www.breitbart.com
Marine Le Pen's populist-nationalist party, RN, won twice as many votes as Emmanuel Macron's globalist centrists in the European Parliament election, leading Macron to dissolve the national parliament and call for fresh French elections.

Key Points

  • RN led by Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella gained 31.5% of the votes, the best result for any French political party in 40 years
  • Macron's Renaissance party only secured 14.7% of the votes
  • Macron dissolved the national Parliament to call for fresh elections in response to RN's victory

Pros

  • RN's victory represents a significant shift in French politics
  • Le Pen's party is positioned to become the largest single party in the European Parliament

Cons

  • Macron's authority has been challenged by RN's success