This chapter delves into the recent success of far-right parties in the EU elections, highlighting key leaders such as Giorgia Maloney and Olaf Schulz. It also explores France's political landscape with Emmanuel Macron's decision to dissolve parliament and call for a snap election, along with the growing influence of far-right movements among young European voters.
President Macron has called snap elections in France that could lead to him sharing power with the far right. Le Monde's Gilles Paris explains how the anti-immigrant party of Marine Le Pen is becoming more popular among young voters.
This episode was produced by Denise Guerra with help from Victoria Chamberlin and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King.
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