The foreign press provides ample space for the victory of the National Rally during the European elections in France. And by extension, to the dissolution of the National Assembly by Emmanuel Macron. The German Bild thus evokes “shock results for our neighbors”, in France, Austria and the Netherlands.
In Belgium, also shaken by a political earthquake, “nothing could prevent ‘Bardellamania'”, notes The evening. The major Belgian daily believes that “the triumph of the extreme right leads the head of state to satisfy his demand: a return to the polls”. Same observation for The weather. The Swiss daily underlines “the jackpot of the extreme right” which “pushes Emmanuel Macron to dissolve the National Assembly”.
Ursula von der Leyen’s hopes
Several Anglo-Saxon newspapers have chosen to give extensive coverage to the results of the European elections and the dissolution of the National Assembly. Across the Atlantic, the New York Times nevertheless stresses that these European elections should confirm the predominant position of the center-right in the European Parliament, “reinforcing the hopes of the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, of retaining her position for a second term. »
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“Macron opens the door to a government led by the populist right,” notes the Times“that he had [pourtant] vowed to reduce it to ruin when he came to power in 2017. » The Guardian and the Daily Telegraph also place the victory of the far right in the headlines.
Political bet
As for the tabloids, the Sun sees in Emmanuel Macron’s decision, “a huge political gamble”. Calculated according to La Republica. The center-left Italian daily believes that the head of state “wants to wear down the sovereignists with power”.
On the other side of the Pyrenees, El País evokes “a political crisis with unpredictable consequences”. For the Spanish daily, “the new scenario complicates European construction”. Faced with the rise of the far right, “pro-European groups must put aside sectarian calculations and give priority to the interest of the common project”.