European Parliamentary Elections: Rise of Right-Wing Parties in France and Germany

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The chapter delves into the unexpected success of hard-right parties in the European parliamentary elections, particularly in France with Marine Le Pen's National Rally Party surpassing Macron's party, and in Germany with the AFD's strong performance. It discusses the potential repercussions for European governance, including the possibility of a general election in France and challenges for Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Germany.

Hard-right parties did well in Europe's parliamentary elections—so well in France that President Emmanuel Macron called a risky snap election. Elsewhere, though, the political centre held. We examine the policies that are getting America’s many chronically truant students back in school (9:13). And the delicate business of naming a new car (16:42).

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