Opinion | France, teetering on the brink
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France's hard-right National Rally, led by Marine Le Pen, is on the cusp of gaining substantial control of France's government in the upcoming legislative elections. The party has successfully sanitized its image and won a crushing victory in the recent elections for the European Parliament. National Rally's ascent to power could mark a fissure in the West's united front for Ukraine and a shift towards nationalist retrenchment. The party's goal of making France less hospitable for immigrants could lead to long-term decline in a country that relies on migrant labor for economic growth. President Emmanuel Macron has called for a snap vote for France's legislature in response to National Rally's triumph, but the party is expected to win the greatest share of lawmakers. The prospect of either France's hard right or hard left entering government has been described as a choice between the plague and cholera. French voters disaffected by the urban elite and mass migration may give National Rally the reins of power, but they might come to regret their decision.
#France #NationalRally #MarineLePen #LegislativeElections #EuropeanParliament #EmmanuelMacron #Immigration
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/19/france-national-rally-le-pen-bardella-macron/
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