France’s president calls for snap elections

The World

As the results came in from the EU elections, France’s President Emmanuel Macron challenged French voters to take a clear stance on the rise of the far-right throughout Europe. He’s called for immediate elections for his own country’s parliament. The World’s Orla Barry explains.

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