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Macron is already over. Can anyone stop Le Pen?

Macron is already over. Can anyone stop Le Pen?

If the second-round vote on July 7 delivers a parliamentary majority for the National Rally — and forecasts suggest it’s possible — France will be in uncharted waters: The country would be governed, at least in part, by politicians who made their names sympathizing with Vladimir Putin while vowing to rip up the European Union, wage war on migration and quit NATO.


Le Pen raises the stakes by challenging Macron’s role as commander-in-chief

Le Pen raises the stakes by challenging Macron’s role as commander-in-chief

Le Pen's explosive remarks come with the far right on the brink of success in France's snap legislative elections, which would usher in a fractious cohabitation between the liberal president Macron and a potential far-right prime minister (probably Jordan Bardella), causing mayhem for French governance in a range of sectors — including defense.