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June 17, 2024

French Left-Wing Parties Form New Coalition to Defeat Macron and the Threat of the Far-Right
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In France, leftist parties announced a new alliance ahead of snap
elections later this month. French President Emmanuel Macron called the
surprise June 30 vote after suffering a major defeat to the far-right
National Rally at the EU elections. Leaders of the newly formed New
Popular Front joined mass protests against the rise of the far right in
Paris Saturday, vowing a complete break with Macron's policies.

Mathilde Panot: "Popular mobilization is the key to fight against the
extreme right and to beat the extreme right. We say regularly that the
European elections marked the 'after-Macron' period."