06/10/2024

The Main Takeaways After the Far Right Rocks European Politics

This sparked a snap election in France

A four-day election has shaken the foundations of the European Union (EU), with the far right rocking ruling parties in France and Germany, the bloc’s traditional driving forces. For the next five years, it will be harder for the European Parliament to make decisions.

French President Emmanuel Macron called snap national elections after Marine Le Pen’s National Rally humbled his pro-European centrists in the polls. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats also suffered as the extreme-right Alternative for Germany shrugged off scandals to make massive gains.

In Italy, the party of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, which has neo-fascist roots, won more than 28 percent of the national vote for the EU assembly, which would make it a key player in forming future alliances.

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