PARIS –
France will hold parliamentary elections on Sunday that will change the political landscape. According to opinion polls, the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party will win the most votes, but is unlikely to achieve a majority.
Such an outcome could plunge the country into a chaotic hung parliament, severely damaging President Emmanuel Macron’s authority. And if the nationalist, Eurosceptic RN were to win a majority, the pro-business, pro-European president could find himself forced into a difficult “cohabitation.”
Marine Le Pen’s RN won a historic victory on Sunday by winning the first round of voting, raising the specter of France’s first far-right government since World War II.
