French protests add to Macron's political gamble as election race heats up
Publishing timestamp: 2024-06-17 09:06:23
Summary
France's election campaign has begun amidst violent protests against the far-right National Rally. President Macron called for snap parliamentary elections after his party suffered losses to RN in the EU elections. RN is leading in polls, causing uncertainty in the markets. Macron's strategy may be to create a messy parliament to discredit RN ahead of the 2027 presidential elections. Markets have been volatile, with French stocks rebounding after a significant sell-off. Uncertainty is expected to continue until the election in July.
Sentiment: MIXED
Tickers: .FCHI,
Keywords: france, breaking news: politics, voting, emmanuel macron, politics, government and politics, cac 40 index, business news, marine le pen,
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/06/17/french-elections-rn-protests-add-to-macrons-political-gamble.html