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Jun 30, 2024
By cnbc.com

France's far-right National Rally seen leading in first round of snap election, exit polls show

The first round of a snap parliamentary election in France points to a surge in votes for the anti-immigrant National Rally party, with President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance coming into third place. Early polling data from national broadcaster France 2 indicates that National Rally (RN) won 34% of the vote while the leftist New Popular Front (NFP) alliance got 28.1%. Macron's centrist Together bloc garnered 20.3%, according to initial projections, which are based on samples of actual results taken from polling stations that closed earlier in the afternoon. Polling stations in large cities close later. A clearer picture of the results should emerge after 10 p.m. local time. Candidates are only elected in the first round if they receive an absolute majority of votes and get more t

Jun 10, 2024
By cnbc.com

'Huge political gamble': France's Macron calls for snap election his rival Le Pen could easily win

French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to call a snap national election after a surge for his far-right rivals is a high-stakes move and a huge political gamble, analysts say. Macron's decision to call a snap parliamentary vote comes after the right-wing National Rally (RN) party, with Marine Le Pen as the figurehead, won around 31% of the vote in Sunday's European Parliament election. That was more than double the 14.6% seen for Macron's pro-European and centrist Renaissance party and its allies. France's CAC 40 slumped 1.8% in early trading Monday morning with French banks trading sharply lower. BNP Paribas and Societe Generale led the Stoxx 600's losses, both down by around 6%. The euro was also down some 0.4% against th

Jun 04, 2024
By cnbc.com

Kremlin denies Olympics disinformation campaign, calls Microsoft allegation slanderous

The Kremlin denied an allegation that it is waging a disinformation campaign against France, its president and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) said on Sunday that "Russia is ramping up malign disinformation campaigns against France, French President Emmanuel Macron, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and this summer's Olympic Games in Paris." The MTAC said it had observed "old tactics blending with artificial intelligence (AI) in malign activity that may intensify as the 2024 Paris Opening Ceremony a