Why is the far-right gaining momentum in France?

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Published 2024-07-01

In early June, French President Emmanuel Macron called for surprise parliamentary elections in France as a direct response to the success of right-wing candidates in the European Parliament election. Macron hoped French voters would reject the far-right, but so far that hope has backfired. Max Bergmann, director of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to discuss what the first round of French elections says about the direction of the country, and the future of President Macron.

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All Comments (21)

@richarddavis2791 2 days ago

Immigration control is not racism
@jrok96 2 days ago

The right is not the far right.
@brucemcglasson 2 days ago

Far left CBS News is having a bad week.
@truthseekerv1318 2 days ago

Stop gaslighting. Its the right.
@patdfig5 2 days ago

The mainstream media is working in unison😂 everything is “far right” now
@bobpratt5880 2 days ago

Far right? Anyone who disagrees?
@giohouse643 2 days ago

Enough with the ‘far right’ already. No one believes you anymore anyway ha ha
@samalexander5382 2 days ago

Why can’t you call it the right party and not the far right party? You called it the left party and not the far left party. Voting for common sense policies is not far right.
@bobharford5643 2 days ago

Mr White Woke repeats “far right” umpteen times. The “far left” is not in his dictionary. Not possible to be too far left at CBS
@timw7946 2 days ago

Easy; theyre DONE with the far-left.
@danielfranklin7179 2 days ago

Why is it far right? Can I say loony left?
@Sirius39170 2 days ago

Why not make France great again?
@umichaa00 2 days ago

Make France great again.
@sdwii4962 2 days ago

Why is wanting legal immigration considered anti immigration? Why is putting a country's citizens first considered far right? Shouldn't we all be far right? Go France!
@memback 2 days ago

"The far right" you mean a normal person from ten years ago?
@Dookybootie 2 days ago

They have Voter ID, therefore Far Right.
@robs7060 2 days ago

far right is idiotspeak for having common sense. 5 years ago I was center left, now I'm a far right extremist for not being a brainwashed soulless automaton. Nice comments section. How does it feel to be a laughingstock ?
@CaptainQueue 2 days ago

By far right, do you mean normal?
@user-hi3gc7jw5j 2 days ago

Because people of the World are tired of communism. 😂😂😂
@dart5536 2 days ago

People are tired of toxic cultures being imported.