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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Three possible outcomes of Macron’s shocking snap election

Profile photo of the French president, Emmanuel Macron, dressed in a black and white suit looking into the distance.
Emmanuel Macron may be trying to force the far-right parties into a real confrontation. Photograph: Ludovic Marin/EPA

Two years into his second term and with three more still to run, Emmanuel Macron’s ratings are not what anyone would call great: 65% disapproval, 34% approval. Since losing his absolute majority in the assemblée nationale in 2022, he has struggled.

Parliament has been increasingly paralysed, with the government relying on ad hoc deals with increasingly reluctant opposition parties or despised constitutional tools to pass unpopular legislation.

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