Author: Ali Faik Demir

The start of the political crisis in France was marked by the European Parliament elections in June 2024. After the National Rally (RN) led by Marine Le Pen became the first party with 31.37% of the vote, French President Emmanuel Macron decided to call early general elections. On July 7, in the second round of parliamentary elections, the left-wing alliance New Popular Front (NFP) won 182 seats, Macron’s coalition 168, and the far-right Le Pen’s RN party 143. The new parliamentary landscape set the stage for an ongoing government crisis. After two months of deadlock, Michel Barnier, leader of the…