When provisional results started to drop in on Sunday (9 June) night, it soon became clear that the polls had been accurate. The European election was a great defeat for French president Emmanuel Macron and his party coalition’s candidate, Valérie Hayer.
But above all, it was a huge victory for the French far right.
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Emma Sofia Dedorson is a Paris-based journalist covering politics, culture and society in France, Spain and Italy.
Emma Sofia Dedorson is a Paris-based journalist covering politics, culture and society in France, Spain and Italy.