Double Trouble: Neo-Idealism, a new approach to geopolitics / Balkan Devlen and Benjamin Tallis Read MoreWhat should a Conservative climate policy look like? Hopefully Alberta’s: Heather Exner-Pirot in the Hub French voters block National Rally from taking power [Video] Categories Canadian National News Post author By Curator Post date July 8, 2024 Tweet Home News World Europe A person waves the French flag during reactions to the projection of results during the second round of the legislative elections, near Republique Plaza in Paris, France. Christophe Ena/The Associated Press Only God and a few key advisers know what French President Emmanuel Macron had in mind when he called national elections to be decided just a few weeks before welcoming the world for the Olympic Games. It certainly couldn’t have been this. Already a Subscriber? Sign in A coalition of the French left that quickly banded together to beat a surging far right in legislative elections won the most seats in parliament but not a majority, according to polling projections Sunday. The most prominent of the leftist coalition’s leaders, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, hailed the projected result. Far-right National Rally President Jordan Bardella rued ‘the dishonorable alliance.’ And French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said he would resign. (AP Video / … Tags Canada, Canada Life, Canada News, CDN News Icy Crossroads? Comparing American and Canadian security strategies in the Arctic Read MoreThe hidden world of organized crime in Canada: Todd Hataley and Alexander Dalziel for Inside Policy Talks
Home News World Europe A person waves the French flag during reactions to the projection of results during the second round of the legislative elections, near Republique Plaza in Paris, France. Christophe Ena/The Associated Press Only God and a few key advisers know what French President Emmanuel Macron had in mind when he called national elections to be decided just a few weeks before welcoming the world for the Olympic Games. It certainly couldn’t have been this. Already a Subscriber? Sign in A coalition of the French left that quickly banded together to beat a surging far right in legislative elections won the most seats in parliament but not a majority, according to polling projections Sunday. The most prominent of the leftist coalition’s leaders, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, hailed the projected result. Far-right National Rally President Jordan Bardella rued ‘the dishonorable alliance.’ And French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said he would resign. (AP Video / …