European Elections: Rejection of Incumbents and Rise of Right-Wing Parties

Matthias Matthijs, senior fellow for Europe at CFR and associate professor of international political economy at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, and Daniela Schwarzer, a member of the executive board of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, sit down with James M. Lindsay to discuss the results and consequences of the snap elections in France and the United Kingdom.  

Mentioned on the Episode 

Matthias Matthijs, “Pivotal Elections for France—and Europe,” CFR.org

Matthias Matthijs and Mark Blyth, “Don’t Bet on a British Revival,” Foreign Affairs

Daniela Schwarzer, “It’s Time to Reset EU-UK Relations,” Financial Times

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