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French President Emmanuel Macron called a snap parliamentary election, in a game of chicken with the French people, hoping they’d swerve away from backing right-wing parties which enjoyed support in the European Union vote last month.

After two rounds of voting, a coalition of left-wing parties won the most seats.

It has blocked the far-right from taking power but left the country with no dominant political force and the prospect of months of negotiations to form a government.

Today, Emmanuel Macron’s gamble and the political mess left behind.

Featured:

William Drozdiak, Global Fellow with the Wilson Center's Global Europe Program and a former Washington Post foreign editor

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French President Emmanuel Macron called a snap parliamentary election, in a game of chicken with the French people, hoping they’d swerve away from backing right-wing parties which enjoyed support in the European Union vote last month.

After two rounds of voting, a coalition of left-wing parties won the most seats.

It has blocked the far-right from taking power but left the country with no dominant political force and the prospect of months of negotiations to form a government.

Today, Emmanuel Macron’s gamble and the political mess left behind.

Featured:

William Drozdiak, Global Fellow with the Wilson Center's Global Europe Program and a former Washington Post foreign editor

  continue reading

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