Momentum in French Election Appears To Have Shifted in Favor of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally

‘France is coming back’ is the boast among rightists as President Macron lags in the polls.

AP/Michel Euler
The president of France's National Rally party, Jordan Bardella, on June 19, 2024 at Villepinte, north of Paris. AP/Michel Euler

President Macron cannot seem to win — at least, not in the polls. According to the most recent one taken for RTL on Friday, only 26 percent of French citizens surveyed say they have a positive opinion of Monsieur Macron, matching a historic low in 2018. That low approval rating was a 6 percent slip from May. All signs are indicating that Mr. Macron’s liberal Renaissance Party and parliamentary allies will emerge damaged after the first round of a snap legislative election on June 30.

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