2023-11-28 07:00:29
No more sleeping! The victory of Europhobe Geert Wilders in the Dutch legislative elections on November 22 had a more significant impact in France than previous alerts in Italy, Sweden, Hungary or Slovakia when national conservative or far-right parties came to power. Back to back, on France Intertwo officials from Renew Europe, the liberal centrist group which shelters the Macronists in the European Parliament, have sounded the wake-up call.
“Sometimes the far right wins, sometimes not. There is a political battle to be fought. We fully intend to lead it to the European elections [de juin 2024] »declared Friday, November 24, MEP Pascal Canfin, noting that the far right had been defeated in the legislative elections in Spain in July, and that the ultraconservatives had been defeated in Poland in October.
On Sunday, Stéphane Séjourné, wearing his double hat as president of the Renew group and national secretary of the Renaissance party, affirmed that he “would lead the battle of the Europeans” at the head of a pro-European coalition, hoping that it “will be larger than the simple presidential majority”.
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Like Italy, the Netherlands is one of the founding member countries of the European Union. The outgoing Prime Minister, the liberal Mark Rutte, was an ally of Emmanuel Macron in Europe. His nickname, “Teflon”, summed up his ability to adapt and his longevity: he had dominated Dutch political life since 2010. In July, however, he had to bow out, because the coalition he led was unable to cope. agree on a common strategy on migration policy, which has become a major subject of concern in the country. Three good reasons to take seriously the earthquake that has just occurred there. In France, the far right is on the offensive while a bill on immigration, causing strong tensions within the majority, has still not been stabilized.
A separate ballot
Long protected by its institutions and the strength of the Republican front, France today appears as vulnerable as some of its European allies. The bet of the National Rally (RN) to throw itself into the European battle from September did not harm it, on the contrary. Without needing to campaign, Jordan Bardella is gaining points in the polls: he is currently around 28%, ahead of the Renaissance candidate by eight to nine points. In the 2019 election, the two parties were neck and neck.
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