Macron's snap election gamble will have repercussions for France and EU | Europe In :60

Did French President Emmanuel Macron make a grave mistake by calling for parliamentary elections now?
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Carl Bildt, former prime minister of Sweden and co-chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, shares his perspective on European politics from Tabiano Castello, Italy.
There's really only one question in the politics of Europe at the moment, and that is: did French President Emmanuel Macron make a grave mistake by calling for parliamentary elections now?
Well, remains to be seen. I think it should be seen also in the run up, in the context of the run up to the 2027 presidential elections, they’re going to be the real crucial ones. I think he faced the prospect of a slow death in the National Assembly and deciding that this was the only option where he had any possibility whatsoever, of recovering some strength, if that's possible. Now, France is facing a very difficult choice between the far-right, a resurgent far-right, which had roughly 40% of the vote in the European elections, and a far-left, which is equally destructive in different ways, and the center ground having lost out considerably.
So a couple of weeks to go before we get the final results. But it's a big gamble that will have profound repercussions, not only for France, but for Europe as a whole.
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[@michaelwright7317]

Will the EU relive the past or move forward?

[@siriusfun]

"far right". Enough with this label. 40% is not 'far' anything - it's basically half the population. That's the very definition of centrism.

[@MuiltiLightRider]

So if communists get voted into office by 40%, they're no longer considered "far left"? This argument makes no sense