What’s cooking in Paris? A man bec • Table.Briefings

In recent elections, French President Emmanuel Macron was able to position himself as the only „bulwark“ against the far right. Now a left-wing alliance is celebrating success. But it has problems with one of its figureheads.

The left can hope for a good result in the first round of the French parliamentary elections on Sunday. However, it is likely to be much more difficult for them in the second round of voting on July 7. This is due to one of its leading figures.

This was certainly not French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan. The political bomb he detonated just one hour after the results of the European elections was intended to strengthen his camp in the showdown with the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) – by seeking votes on the left.

What’s cooking in Paris? A man becomes a burden for France’s left

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