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Le Pen's far right waiting in the wings as France's crisis unfolds
The far-right National Rally leads polls with 32% support and calls for early elections amid government collapses and low approval of President Macron.
- Sunday, the French government collapsed when Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 12 hours after taking office, and the National Rally shifted into campaign mode immediately.
- Since last year, a series of government shake-ups and sinking ratings have eroded President Emmanuel Macron's authority, with his Ensemble coalition dropping to 15 percent after Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu's resignation.
- Polls show Jordan Bardella leading projected first-round votes at 35 percent in a Toluna poll, and Bardella said `We are ready to govern`, modeling himself on Giorgia Meloni.
- Eric Ciotti announced deputies would try to topple any Macron government ahead of new elections, while National Rally and allies could break the parliamentary deadlock if they perform strongly.
- With Europe watching, Marine Le Pen is appealing an embezzlement conviction causing a five-year political ban, while RN’s ties to Patriots for Europe and Viktor Orbán raise EU stakes.
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EXCLUSIVE SOUNDING - While the outcome of the political crisis remains uncertain, an Ifop-Fiducial study for Le Figaro, LCI and Sud Radio reveals new voting intentions in the hypothesis that the French would be called to the polls
France is sinking in crisis, Emmanuel Macron is shaking, the extreme right over Marine Le Pen is on the rise. Many of her opponents are already giving up.
Pressure Mounts on Macron to Call Snap Election — How Could It Reshape Europe? - Hungarian Conservative
The collapse of Sébastien Lecornu’s government has plunged France deeper into crisis, forcing Emmanuel Macron to weigh another snap election that could propel Marine Le Pen’s National Rally to power. Such a shift would upend the European Union’s political order, giving patriots unprecedented influence in Paris and Brussels.
"We are ready to govern," Bardella declared as he left a meeting with Le Pen - At the same time, he called on Macron to "dissolve Parliament now," adding that "the joke is over, the farce has lasted long enough."
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