BERLIN (AP) — Leaders across Europe reacted with relief but also some concern to the result of the French legislative election, which leaves a key European...
Relief, because the far-right National Rally didn't come out as the strongest party, as many pro- Europe an leaders had feared — but also concern because no political grouping has a majority in the National Assembly.
After the first round of the French election last month, in which the National Rally had gained the most votes,Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a former European Council president, sounded even more euphoric in his reaction to the election outcome. Macron’s centrist alliance came in second. The far right, which came in third, drastically increased the number of seats it holds in parliament, but fell far short of expectations.
Nonetheless, the French president has been weakened by Sunday's vote and that will have repercussions for Germany and all of Europe, said Ronja Kempin, an analyst of Franco-German relations at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
Olaf Scholz National Rally French President European Union Europe French Legislative Election Government Spokesperson Populist Party Nationalist Party Hung Parliament European Council President France European Integration Germany
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
French Stocks Lead Decline in Europe Amid Election UncertaintyFrench stocks declined following two days of gains, as investors assessed the lingering impacts on markets from political risks.
Read more »
Europe Traders Look for Cover on Surprise Call for French VoteForget about a summer swoon in European options.
Read more »
French, Swiss Finance Firms Top Europe Charts for Boardroom Political LinksFrench and Swiss finance firms are more likely to have former politicians as board members than their European peers, underscoring the close links between policy making and the world of money in the two nations, an Ernst & Young study showed.
Read more »
French Chaos Poses Little Contagion Risk to Europe Bond RallyIt will take a lot more than political chaos in the European Union’s second-biggest economy to upend the rally in the continent’s bonds.
Read more »
French Chaos Poses Little Contagion Risk to Europe Bond Rally(Bloomberg) -- It will take a lot more than political chaos in the European Union’s second-biggest economy to upend the rally in the continent’s bonds. Most ...
Read more »
Premarket: Stocks fall in Europe as markets price in French political riskElsewhere, investors weighed the U.S. rates outlook after a week of mixed signals
Read more »