In France, the far-right party wins big in round one of parliamentary elections
Voters wait at a polling station to vote in the first round of the French parliamentary election, in Lyon, central France, June 30, 2024.
As predicted, the French president’s election gamble is paying off — for his political rivals. Emmanuel Macron called for early elections and over the weekend, his centrist alliance came in third, while the far-right party of Marine Le Pen won the first round of voting with 33%. What it means for France, and for Europe. Also, he is on his way out as Mexico’s president, but Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador still wants to complete a radical reform of the country’s judiciary. And celebrations in Brazil called the June Festivals -or Festas Juninas run well into the month of July. These local events are held across the country, with each region doing so in its own different way, at schools, churches and town halls.
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