France’s far-right forces hold talks on teaming up to beat Macron ( www.politico.eu )
An alliance with Reconquest would strengthen Marine Le Pen’s National Rally ahead of a snap election.
Only a day after French President Emmanuel Macron called a high-stakes snap election, the country’s two leading far-right forces explored the possibility of teaming up against him in a showdown that stands to prove crucial for the future of both France and the EU.
Macron called a legislative election on Sunday night after the far-right National Rally trounced his liberal Renaissance party in the EU election, by a margin of 31.4 percent to 14.6 percent. While the French president is gambling he can stem the surge of nationalist, anti-immigration rightwingers in a national election, his rivals are testing the waters for a united front.
Marion Maréchal, the lead candidate for the Reconquest party during Sunday’s EU election, on Monday met with the far-right National Rally’s presidential candidate, her aunt Marine Le Pen, and the movement’s President Jordan Bardella to discuss a potential alliance.
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