Macron’s gamble and the myth of the Republican Barrier

Created
Thu, 13/06/2024 - 01:37
Updated
Thu, 13/06/2024 - 01:37
Emmanuel Macron’s decision to call legislative elections in France, following a strong showing for the extreme-right-wing Rassemblement National of Marine Le Pen constitutes an extreme risk. No doubt he thinks that either the RN will fail to get as many seats as they hope under France’s two-stage election system or he calculates that since he […]