• Macron's gamble

  • Jun 13 2024
  • Length: 27 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • After a grim showing for his party in the European elections, President Emmanuel Macron stunned observers by calling snap elections in France. With Marine Le Pen’s National Rally riding high in the polls, could French voters elect a far-right government? Gideon discusses the possible ramifications of Macron’s gamble with Célia Belin, head of the Paris office of the European Council on Foreign Relations. Clip: La Province


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    Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner


    Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com


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