President Emmanuel Macron votes in France's high-stakes legislative election

(30 Jun 2024)
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Le Touquet, France - 30 June 2024
1. Various of French president Emmanuel Macron arriving, greeting people outside polling station
2. Various of Emmanuel Macron and wife Brigitte Macron voting
STORYLINE:
France's president Emmanuel Macron on Sunday voted in the first round of an exceptional parliamentary election that could put the French government in the hands of nationalist, far-right parties for the first time since the Nazi era.
The outcome of the two-round election, which will wrap up July 7, could impact European financial markets, Western support for Ukraine, and how France’s nuclear arsenal and global military force are managed.
Many French voters are frustrated about inflation and economic concerns, as well as Macron’s leadership, which they see as arrogant and out-of-touch with their lives.
Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration National Rally party has tapped and fueled that discontent, notably via online platforms like TikTok, and dominated all preelection opinion polls.
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[@stevebrown2540]

Mr Macron, here is the record of your presidency. When a government mismanages public funds, it can lead to a downgrade in its credit rating, indicating a loss of confidence in its ability to repay debts. This loss of credibility can not only increase borrowing costs for the country but also weaken its influence on the international stage, causing its actions and decisions to be taken less seriously and even to be ridiculed.

[@DavidClark-vu3dw]

Is it true that his wife is a man who was his teacher when he was growing up?

[@caseyking0917]

@@DavidClark-vu3dwhe’s cute and could’ve done a lot better.