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A new far-right candidate for Commission President? A new super group of the right in the European Parliament? Marine Le Pen has been in Brussels celebrating her electoral success with far-right colleagues. With her National Rally now one of the chamber’s largest delegations, we spoke to its head Jean-Paul Garraud to find out how it’s trying to flex its power. On the other side of the political spectrum, the Party of European Socialists' secretary general Giacomo Filibeck spoke exclusively to Euronews on party strategy ahead of the new European Parliament mandate. Many in Brussels may be hooke...
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French President Emmanuel Macron called Wednesday for moderate politicians from the left and the right to regroup to defeat the far right in general elections. Macron, the leader of the centrist Rennaisance party, said he wants “men and women of goodwill who were able to say ‘no’ to extremes to join together to be able to build a joint project” for the country. Macron is addressing French voters for the first time since he called for a snap national election following the far right's crushing defeat of his party in the European parliamentary vote. His address was meant to mainly explain the pr...
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The French centre right Les Républicains are tying up with the far-right Rassemblement National for the upcoming parliamentary elections, redolent of the broad alliance of the right in Italian government. We asked Fratelli d'Italia's Nicola Procaccini for his take on the emerging trend. As co-president of the European Parliament's European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group, we asked him about post-election negotiations among the right-wing factions, speculation on top EU positions, and Ursula von der Leyen's chances of securing support from the conservative bloc. We also dived into whic...
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French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Sunday evening that he would dissolve the national assembly after the far-right National Rally crushed his centrist Renew party in European elections. In a five-minute video address released on social media shortly after 21:00 CET, Macron said that "after having carried out the consultations provided for in Article 12 of our Constitution, I have decided to give you back the choice of our parliamentary future by voting." "I am therefore dissolving the National Assembly this evening," he added. His address came just one hour after his centrist Renew ...
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The far-right National Rally (RN) party secured 31,5% of votes in the European elections on Sunday, leaving behind President Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance, according to first exit polls. Macron's Renaissance party, led by Valerie Hayer, received 15.2% of the votes -- not even half of National Rally's support -- a decline from the 22% it received in the 2019 elections. National Rally, on the other hand, saw an eight-point increase in support from the 23% it received five years ago. Amid the defeat, President Macron announced he would dissolve the national assembly. "I can't pretend that nothing...
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After weeks of campaigning, countless rallies and multiple debates, the race for the European election is coming to an end. More than 50 million French voters are expected to head to the ballots on Sunday. Here’s everything you need to know about the EU election campaign in France. How does it work?French voters will be able to choose between 38 different parties, each presenting 81 candidates – the total number of MEPs France will send to the European Parliament in 2024. It is the second country with the highest tally of MEPs behind Germany which will have 96 seats this election out of a tota...
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With 24 hours to go before elections, Radio Schuman sat down with Fabrice Leggeri, the former Executive Director of the EU border agency Frontex, to discuss his surprising new role with the French far-right National Rally and the implications for the upcoming European elections. We dive into the contentious issues of migrant pushbacks, in particular the evidence by the European anti-Fraud Office (Olaf) about his involvement in such practices at EU borders, and the the EU’s migration pact. We also explored pre-election silence rules across Europe. Radio Schuman is hosted and produced by Maïa de...
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The leader of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party Jordan Bardella unveiled his European election agenda on Thursday, shortly after Emmanuel Macron delivered a Europe-focused speech earlier that morning. The 28-year-old who is leading the polls primarily seized the opportunity to criticise the French leader, targeting Macron’s involvement in the election campaign. “The President has decided to intervene directly and personally in an electoral campaign. Intervening in this way constitutes a personal, symbolic and political commitment," he said at his party’s headquarters in Paris. "I...
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