French President Macron urges moderate politicians to regroup to defeat the far right in elections

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Macron says he could not ignore the new political reality after his pro-European party was handed a chastening defeat and garnered less than half the support of the National Rally

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers remarks during a press conference held at the Pavillon Cambon Capucines in Paris, on June 12.urged Wednesday moderate politicians from the left and the right to regroup to defeat the far right in the upcoming national legislative elections he had called for after his party’s crushing defeat in the European parliamentary vote.

During a press conference on Wednesday, Macron said he decided on the risky move because he could not ignore the new political reality after his pro-European party was handed a chastening defeat and garnered less than half the support of the National Rally with its star leader, Jordan Bardella. “Things are simple today: we have unnatural alliances at both extremes, who quite agree on nothing except the jobs to be shared, and who will not be able to implement any program,” Macron said during an opening address at a press conference in Paris.

Potential alliances and France’s two-round voting system in national elections make the outcome of the vote highly uncertain. Macron was adamant in his faith in the French voters’ intent to refuse to choose the extremes of both sides of the political spectrum. He assured that he is not failing into defeatism and said he will serve out his second presidential term regardless of the outcome of the legislative vote.

“It’s about allowing political forces chosen by the French to be able to govern,” he said, He added that it’s “awkward to think it has to be the extreme right or political extremes. Or maybe you’ve got the spirit of defeat spread everywhere.”Opposition parties on the left and right have been scrambling to form alliances and field candidates in the early legislative balloting.

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