Despite National Rally’s showing, Greens may exert more influence over government policyEU election results and reaction: live updatesEven though Marine Le Pen’s far-right party came first in France’s European election and gained half a million more votes than last time, Emmanuel Macron’s camp greeted the result with some relief, saying it could have been worse.The playing down of Le Pen’s first-place position indicated how the far-right has steadily become a regular and unquestioned part of French political life despite political opponents condemning it as racist, Islamophobic, xenophobic and hate-mongering. Continue reading…
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